Torrecilla Alta, Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

Torrecilla Alta
Barrio
Location of Torrecilla Alta within the municipality of Canóvanas shown in red
Torrecilla Alta Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°23′30″N 65°55′07″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Canóvanas
Area [1]
• Total	1.49 sq mi (3.9 km^2)
• Land	1.45 sq mi (3.8 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
Elevation [2]	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,612
• Density	4,560/sq mi (1,760/km^2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Torrecilla Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,612.^[3][4][5]

Features

Torrecilla Alta in Canóvanas shares a border with Torrecillas Alta in Loíza, a neighboring municipality. Both are near mangroves and the Río Grande de Loíza. Alligators are known to roam the areas near the mangroves and when discovered, the creatures are moved to a location managed by the Department of Resources.^[6]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	0		—
1980	5,225		—
1990	5,558		6.4%
2000	7,073		27.3%
2010	6,612		−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[7] 1910-1930[8] 1930-1950[9] 1980-2000[10] 2010[11]

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)^[12] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.^[13][14][15]

The following sectors are in Torrecilla Alta barrio:^[16][17]

Parcelas Torrecilla Alta, Sector Finca Virginia, Sector La Central, Sector Parachofer, Sector Pueblo Indio, Sector Pueblo Seco, Sector Santa Catalina, Sector Sierra Maestra, Sector Villa Borinquen, Sector Villa Inglés, Sector Villa Santa, Urbanización Brisas de Canóvanas, Urbanización Brisas de Loíza, Urbanización Eucalipto, and Urbanización Usubal.

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torrecilla Alta 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. "Capturan un caimán y sus crías en una urbanización del norte de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. 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.
12. "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
13. "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
14. Rivera Quintero, Marcia (2014), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
15. "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
16. "PRECINTO ELECTORAL CANÓVANAS 104" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). PR Government. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
17. "PRECINTO ELECTORAL CANÓVANAS 105" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). PR Government. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

External links

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torrecilla Alta barrio