Cacao Alto

Cacao Alto is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,449.^[3][4][5]

Cacao Alto
Barrio
Location of Cacao Alto within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
Cacao Alto Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°00′53″N 66°01′40″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Patillas
Area [1]
• Total	1.23 sq mi (3.2 km2)
• Land	1.11 sq mi (2.9 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [2]	118 ft (36 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,449
• Density	2,206.3/sq mi (851.9/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Cacao Alto 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 combined population of Jagual and Cacao Alto barrios was 1,018.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	481		—
1920	327		−32.0%
1930	465		42.2%
1940	571		22.8%
1950	1,094		91.6%
1960	1,059		−3.2%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	1,252		—
1990	1,345		7.4%
2000	1,566		16.4%
2010	2,449		56.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Patillas, Puerto Rico