Galateo Alto

Galateo Alto is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,314.^[3][4][5]

Galateo Alto
Barrio
Location of Galateo Alto within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Galateo Alto Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°24′14″N 66°59′29″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Isabela
Area [1]
• Total	5.77 sq mi (14.9 km2)
• Land	5.77 sq mi (14.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	991 ft (302 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,314
• Density	228.1/sq mi (88.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Galateo 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 population of Galateo Alto barrio was 1,063.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,063		—
1910	1,282		20.6%
1920	1,591		24.1%
1930	1,711		7.5%
1940	1,951		14.0%
1950	1,661		−14.9%
1960	1,507		−9.3%
1970	1,352		−10.3%
1980	1,501		11.0%
1990	1,173		−21.9%
2000	1,269		8.2%
2010	1,314		3.5%
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