Pollos, Patillas, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Pollos
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Location of Pollos within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
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 Pollos, Patillas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Patillas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.84 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3.26 sq mi (8.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,146 |
| • Density | 965/sq mi (373/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Pollos is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,146.
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 Ríos and Pollos barrios was 1,075.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 767 | — | |
| 1920 | 998 | 30.1% | |
| 1930 | 776 | −22.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,318 | 69.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,437 | 9.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,320 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,525 | 8.8% | |
| 2000 | 3,409 | 35.0% | |
| 2010 | 3,146 | −7.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, 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.
The following sectors are in Pollos barrio:
Calle Acueducto, Calle Alberto Ricci, Calle Canario, Calle Cerezos, Calle Cristo, Calle Culto, Calle El Hoyo, Calle Félix Portugués, Calle Flamboyán, Calle Francisco Ortiz Lebrón, Calle Guillermo Riefkhol, Calle Helechos, Calle Iglesia, Calle Jesús T. Piñero, Calle Las Flores, Calle Las Rosas, Calle Luna, Calle Margarita, Calle Muñoz Rivera, Calle Octavio Rivera, Calle Recreo, Calle Reymundo Fernández, Calle Robles, Calle Salsipuedes, Calle Santiago Iglesias, Calle Tamarindo, Calle Yarino, Carretera 3, Carretera 757, Carretera 7757, Parcelas Nuevas, Parcelas Viejas (Calles 1, 2, 3, 4), Sector Caguitas, Sector La Ceiba, Sector La Luna, Sector La Plo, Sector Mariani, Sector Providencia, Sector Pueblito Nuevo, Sector Tres Puertas, Urbanización Montecielo, and Urbanización Valle de la Providencia.
See also
In Spanish: Pollos (Patillas) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Patillas, Puerto Rico
