Abra Honda, Camuy, Puerto Rico

Abra Honda is a barrio in the municipality of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,943.^[3][4][5]

Abra Honda
Barrio
Small wooden shack in Abra Honda
Location of Abra Honda within the municipality of Camuy shown in red
Abra Honda Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°25′12″N 66°50′42″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Camuy
Area [1]
• Total	6.77 sq mi (17.5 km2)
• Land	6.77 sq mi (17.5 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	659 ft (201 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,785
• Density	287.4/sq mi (111.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Abra Honda 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 Abra Honda barrio was 1,420.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,420		—
1910	1,412		−0.6%
1920	1,543		9.3%
1930	1,525		−1.2%
1940	1,720		12.8%
1950	1,659		−3.5%
1960	1,488		−10.3%
1970	1,469		−1.3%
1980	1,860		26.6%
1990	1,944		4.5%
2000	2,169		11.6%
2010	1,943		−10.4%
2020	1,785		−8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1970[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13] 2020[14]

Ernesto Memorial Chapel

The Ernesto Memorial Chapel, a historic church, made of stone, is located in Abra Honda barrio.^[15][16]

Gallery

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  Ernesto Memorial Chapel

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abra Honda barrio
3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
6. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
7. 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. 160. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
8. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
9. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
10. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
11. "1990 Census of Population & Housing: Population & Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). Census.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
12. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
13. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
14. "Censo Puerto Rico 2020"". pr.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
15. "Ernesto Memorial Chapel -- Hispanic Heritage Month -- National Register of Historic Places Official Website--Part of the National Park Service". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
16. "Iglesia Cristiana Avivamiento La Piedra (The Stone Church)". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abra Honda barrio