Membrillo, Camuy, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Membrillo
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Barrio
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View of Peñon de Afuera, a cay off Membrillo barrio in Camuy
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Location of Membrillo within the municipality of Camuy shown in red
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 Membrillo, Camuy, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Camuy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.61 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,459 |
| • Density | 1,738.2/sq mi (671.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Membrillo is a barrio in the municipality of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,459.
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 population of Membrillo barrio was 769.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 769 | — | |
| 1950 | 1,090 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,542 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,305 | 49.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,415 | 48.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,459 | 1.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Sectors
Barrios (which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) 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.
Gallery
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View of beach at Villa Pesquera in Membrillo
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Membrillo Bajura Sector
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See also
In Spanish: Membrillo (Camuy) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
