Cangrejo Arriba, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Cangrego Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico with a population of 17,041 in 2010.[3][4]
Cangrejo Arriba | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
Near the United States Postal Service cargo area in Cangrejo Arriba | |
Location of Cangrejo Arriba within the municipality of Carolina shown in red | |
Cangrejo Arriba Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°26′18″N 65°59′57″W / 18.438359°N 65.999169°WCoordinates: 18°26′18″N 65°59′57″W / 18.438359°N 65.999169°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Carolina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.72 sq mi (17.4 km2) |
| • Land | 3.89 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
| • Water | 2.83 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,041 |
| • Density | 4,414.8/sq mi (1,704.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Features
Cangrego Arriba is an urban area. Isla Verde is the neighborhood on the coast of Cangrego Arriba.
The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Cangrego Arriba sustained huge damage as a result of Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 and was set to reopen in 2022.[5]
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 Cangrejos barrio (as it was named at the time) was 367.[6]
Gallery
Places and views of Cangrego Arriba:
Ritz Carlton hotel
Cangrego Arriba skyline
See also
References
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cangrejo Arriba barrio
- ^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ Gwillim Law (2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3.
- ^ Kantrow-Vázquez, Michelle (23 September 2020). "The Ritz-Carlton San Juan hotel on track to reopen in mid-2022". News is My Business. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 161.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2017.