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Encarnación
Barrio
Location of Encarnación within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Location of Encarnación within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Encarnación, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Encarnación, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Encarnación, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Peñuelas
Area
 • Total 8.19 sq mi (21.2 km2)
 • Land 4.90 sq mi (12.7 km2)
 • Water 3.29 sq mi (8.5 km2)
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,378
 • Density 281.2/sq mi (108.6/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Encarnación is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,378.

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 Encarnación and Coto barrios was 1,271.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 509
1920 396 −22.2%
1930 277 −30.1%
1940 407 46.9%
1950 459 12.8%
1980 1,838
1990 1,156 −37.1%
2000 1,344 16.3%
2010 1,378 2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Tallaboa

Tallaboa is a community in Encarnación and in 2010 had a total population of 925 inhabitants living in a land area of 0.51 square miles (1.3 km2).

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Encarnación (Peñuelas) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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