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Consejo
Barrio
Location of Consejo within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
Location of Consejo within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
Consejo, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Consejo, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Consejo, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Guayanilla
Area
 • Total 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Land 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
335 ft (102 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 886
 • Density 586.8/sq mi (226.6/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Consejo (Barrio Consejo) is a rural barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 886.

Features and demographics

Consejo has 1.51 square miles (3.9 km2) of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 886 with a population density of 586.8 inhabitants per square mile (226.6/km2).

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 457
1920 519 13.6%
1930 507 −2.3%
1940 560 10.5%
1950 727 29.8%
1980 799
1990 723 −9.5%
2000 883 22.1%
2010 886 0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

History

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 Consejo (which was Concejo) barrio and Jaguas (which was Jagua) barrio was 1,162.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Consejo (Guayanilla) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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