Saltillo, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

Saltillo is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.^[3][4][5]

Saltillo
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 518 between Saltillo and Adjuntas barrio-pueblo
Location of Saltillo barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red
Saltillo
Coordinates: 18°08′02″N 66°43′12″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Adjuntas
Area [1]
• Total	7.22 sq mi (18.7 km2)
• Land	7.16 sq mi (18.5 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,146 ft (959 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,664
• Density	372.1/sq mi (143.7/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
Website	adjuntaspr.com

History

Saltillo 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 Saltillo barrio was 2,098.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	2,098		—
1910	1,843		−12.2%
1920	1,847		0.2%
1930	2,030		9.9%
1940	3,164		55.9%
1950	2,166		−31.5%
1960	1,861		−14.1%
1970	2,055		10.4%
1980	2,296		11.7%
1990	2,361		2.8%
2000	2,678		13.4%
2010	2,664		−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1960[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico