Quebrada Negrito

Quebrada Negrito is a barrio in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,610.^[3][4][5] The barrio was created in 1899.^[6]

Quebrada Negrito
Barrio
Location of Quebrada Negrito within the municipality of Trujillo Alto shown in red
Quebrada Negrito Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°19′10″N 65°59′18″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Trujillo Alto
Area [1]
• Total	2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)
• Land	2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	249 ft (76 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,610
• Density	2,054.9/sq mi (793.4/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Quebrada Negrito was in Spain's gazetteers^[7] 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 La Gloria barrio and Quebrada Negrito barrio was 1,487.^[8]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	888		—
1920	980		10.4%
1930	1,182		20.6%
1940	1,400		18.4%
1950	1,656		18.3%
1960	1,610		−2.8%
1970	2,353		46.1%
1980	2,644		12.4%
1990	4,690		77.4%
2000	5,835		24.4%
2010	5,610		−3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico