Coto, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Coto is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,575.^[3][4][5]

Coto
Barrio
Ruins of Ermita San Antonio de Padua
Location of Coto within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Coto Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°28′51″N 66°58′55″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Isabela
Area [1]
• Total	4.99 sq mi (12.9 km2)
• Land	4.38 sq mi (11.3 km2)
• Water	0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation [2]	295 ft (90 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,575
• Density	816.2/sq mi (315.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Coto 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 Coto barrio was 1,349.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,349		—
1910	1,567		16.2%
1920	1,646		5.0%
1930	1,787		8.6%
1940	1,892		5.9%
1950	2,125		12.3%
1960	2,234		5.1%
1970	2,429		8.7%
1980	2,864		17.9%
1990	3,262		13.9%
2000	3,799		16.5%
2010	3,575		−5.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Gallery

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  Beach in Coto
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  Puerto Rico Highway 113 in Coto
• 
  Puerto Rico Highway 446 in Coto

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico