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Santo Domingo
Barrio
Location of Santo Domingo within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Location of Santo Domingo within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Santo Domingo, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Santo Domingo, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Santo Domingo, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Peñuelas
Area
 • Total 4.01 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Land 4.01 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
446 ft (136 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 5,761
 • Density 1,436.7/sq mi (554.7/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Santo Domingo is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,761.

Geography

The barrio is located near the source of the 2019-20 Puerto Rico earthquakes and suffered from flooding that took place after Hurricane Isaias in 2020.

History

Santo Domingo was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 Santo Domingo barrio was 812.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 812
1910 962 18.5%
1920 1,062 10.4%
1930 1,105 4.0%
1940 1,469 32.9%
1950 1,847 25.7%
1960 980 −46.9%
1970 2,396 144.5%
1980 3,687 53.9%
1990 5,726 55.3%
2000 6,792 18.6%
2010 5,761 −15.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Santo Domingo community

Santo Domingo is one of several communities located in Santo Domingo barrio. As of 2000, Santo Domingo community had a population of 3,633 living in a land area of 2.14 square miles (5.5 km2).

See also

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

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