Pedro García, Coamo, Puerto Rico

Pedro García is a barrio in the municipality of Coamo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 666.^[3][4][5]

Pedro García
Barrio
Location of Pedro García within the municipality of Coamo shown in red
Pedro García Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°08′43″N 66°24′17″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Coamo
Area [1]
• Total	6.59 sq mi (17.1 km2)
• Land	6.59 sq mi (17.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,005 ft (611 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	666
• Density	101.2/sq mi (39.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Pedro García 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 Pedro García barrio was 1,697.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,697		—
1910	1,760		3.7%
1920	1,628		−7.5%
1930	1,150		−29.4%
1940	1,337		16.3%
1950	1,408		5.3%
1960	1,058		−24.9%
1970	813		−23.2%
1980	677		−16.7%
1990	592		−12.6%
2000	624		5.4%
2010	666		6.7%
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