Limaní, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

Limaní is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.^[3]

Limaní
Barrio
Location of Limaní barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red
Limaní Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°09′45″N 66°48′06″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Adjuntas
Area [1]
• Total	3.69 sq mi (9.6 km2)
• Land	3.69 sq mi (9.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,438 ft (743 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	276
• Density	74.8/sq mi (28.9/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
Website	adjuntaspr.com

History

Limaní was in Spain's gazetteers^[4] 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 Limaní barrio was 1,075.^[5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,075		—
1910	1,012		−5.9%
1920	949		−6.2%
1930	810		−14.6%
1940	823		1.6%
1950	651		−20.9%
1960	447		−31.3%
1970	345		−22.8%
1980	218		−36.8%
1990	286		31.2%
2000	341		19.2%
2010	276		−19.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[6] 1910-1930[7] 1930-1950[8] 1960[9] 1980-2000[10] 2010[11]

Notable residents

• José Esteban Lopez Maldonado, "Agricultural Son of Puerto Rico" is Puerto Rico's youngest farmer and agricultural entrepreneur. He launched the Esteban Bianchi Maldonado Agricultural School in 2017 (Escuela Agrícola Esteban Bianchi Maldonado) when he was 14 years old.^[12][13]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Limaní 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.
   - 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 – via Google Books.
   - Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
4. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
5. 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. 165.
6. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
7. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
8. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
9. Census of Population, 1960: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Characteristics, General Social and Economic Characteristics, and Detailed Characteristics. Characteristics of the population. U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1963. pp. 97–101. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
10. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
11. 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 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
12. "NRCS Supports Local Youth Project " Aprendiendo Haciendo"". NRCS Caribbean Area. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    - Berly, Glorimar Muñoz (8 July 2020). "Mucho más que frutos cosecha el agricultor más joven de la montaña". La Perla del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    - "Genius Farmer Boy". YouTube. Global Eyewitness. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
13. "José Esteban cosecha los frutos de la solidaridad". Para la Naturaleza (in Spanish). Retrieved January 18, 2024.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Limaní