Caimital

Caimital is a barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,124.^[3][4][5]

Caimital
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 7748 in Caimital
Location of Caimital within the municipality of Guayama shown in red
Caimital Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°00′00″N 66°06′03″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Guayama
Area [1]
• Total	3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2)
• Land	3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	272 ft (83 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,124
• Density	1,161.7/sq mi (448.5/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00784

History

Caimital 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 Caimital barrio was 603.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	603		—
1910	859		42.5%
1920	1,068		24.3%
1930	1,428		33.7%
1940	1,369		−4.1%
1950	984		−28.1%
1960	2,164		119.9%
1970	3,044		40.7%
1980	3,668		20.5%
1990	4,043		10.2%
2000	4,505		11.4%
2010	4,124		−8.5%
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