Saltillo, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Barrio in Puerto Rico
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Saltillo is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.[3][4][5]
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Saltillo | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 518 between Saltillo and Adjuntas barrio-pueblo | |
 Location of Saltillo barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red | |
  Saltillo Location within the Caribbean | |
| Coordinates: 18°08′02″N 66°43′12″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Adjuntas |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.22 sq mi (18.7 km2) |
| • Land | 7.16 sq mi (18.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,146 ft (959 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,664 |
| • Density | 372.1/sq mi (143.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Website | adjuntaspr |
History
Saltillo was in Spain's gazetteers[6] 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 Saltillo barrio was 2,098.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,098 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,843 | −12.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,847 | 0.2% | |
| 1930 | 2,030 | 9.9% | |
| 1940 | 3,164 | 55.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,166 | −31.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,861 | −14.1% | |
| 1970 | 2,055 | 10.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,296 | 11.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,361 | 2.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,678 | 13.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,664 | −0.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1960[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13] | |||
