Buena Vista, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Buena Vista (formerly known as Hoyo Mulas) is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 29,303.^[3][4][5]

Buena Vista
Barrio
Location of Buena Vista within the municipality of Carolina shown in red
Buena Vista Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°24′39″N 65°56′53″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Carolina
Area [1]
• Total	8.79 sq mi (22.8 km2)
• Land	8.49 sq mi (22.0 km2)
• Water	0.30 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [2]	23 ft (7 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	29,303
• Density	3,451.5/sq mi (1,332.6/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Buena Vista 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 Hoyo Mulas (name changed in 2010) was 1245.^[7] The barrio's name was Hoyo Mulas until a name change was legislated, prior to the 2010 census.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,245		—
1910	1,628		30.8%
1920	1,227		−24.6%
1930	1,034		−15.7%
1940	1,543		49.2%
1950	2,133		38.2%
1960	1,567		−26.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	36,688		—
1990	34,314		−6.5%
2000	33,914		−1.2%
2010	29,303		−13.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico