Sardinera

Sardinera
Barrio
Fish market in Sardinera
Location of Sardinera within the municipality of Fajardo shown in red
Sardinera Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°20′46″N65°38′34″W / 18.346101°N 65.64288°W / 18.346101; -65.64288 [1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Fajardo
Area [1]
• Total	1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Land	0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation [2]	128 ft (39 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,190
• Density	1,252.6/sq mi (483.6/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00738

Sardinera is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,190. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

History

The barrio was in Spain's gazetteers ^[6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Naranjo and Sardinera barrios was 999. ^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	458		—
1920	160		−65.1%
1930	290		81.3%
1940	660		127.6%
1950	268		−59.4%
1960	575		114.6%
1980	741		—
1990	856		15.5%
2000	925		8.1%
2010	1,190		28.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A) [8] 1910-1930 [9] 1930-1950 [10] 1980-2000 [11] 2010 [12]

A shipment of cocaine with an estimated value of over US$6 million was confiscated in early 2021 at the marina in Sardinera. ^[13]

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, residents of Sardinera were able to participate in auto chinchorreo (curbside pickup) thus were able to pick up free meals from local food establishments. This initiative was launched by Mayor José Aníbal “Joey” Meléndez Méndez to tackle hunger. ^[14]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sardinera barrio
3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN   978-1-4766-0447-3 . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
7. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p.  163.
8. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
9. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
10. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
11. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
12. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
13. "FURA ocupa cargamento millonario de cocaína en Fajardo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
14. "Realizan auto chinchorreo en Fajardo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-04-08.