Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Universidad
Barrio
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University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
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Location of Pueblo shown in yellow
Coordinates: 18°24′27″N66°02′47″W / 18.407372°N 66.046267°W / 18.407372; -66.046267 [1]
Commonwealth Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Municipality Flag of San Juan, Puerto Rico.svg San Juan
Area
[1]
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,515
 • Density4,056.5/sq mi (1,566.2/km2)
 2010 census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Universidad, located in Rio Piedras, is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. [3]

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It originally belonged to the municipality of Río Piedras. When Río Piedras was annexed to San Juan in 1951, Río Piedras's barrio Universidad became one of San Juan's barrios. Universidad is notable for being the location of the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. The underground section of the Tren Urbano with the Universidad station is located below Ponce de León Avenue, to the west of the neighborhood.

Demographics

In 2010, Universidad had a population of 2,515. [3] [4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1950 3,740—
1960 4,29514.8%
1980 2,622—
1990 2,558−2.4%
2000 2,501−2.2%
2010 2,5150.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
1900 (N/A) [5] 1910-1930 [6]
1930-1950 [7] 1980-2000 [8] 2010 [9]

Subbarrios

Universidad is divided into the following four subbarrios:

Notable event

On October 14, 2019, the Ernesto Ramos Antonini public housing residence (located near the university) was the scene of a mass shooting, with more than 1000 shots fired with six people dead. Puerto Rico has struggled with escalating criminality, mainly due to the illegal drug trade. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Universidad barrio
  3. 1 2 Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts
  4. ↑ "Población por Barrios - San Juan". CEEPUR. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Mazzei, Patricia (October 15, 2019). "6 Killed in Shootout as Violence Rattles Puerto Rican Capital" – via NYTimes.com.
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