Sumidero, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico

Sumidero is a barrio in the municipality of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,008. In Sumidero barrio is part of the Aguas Buenas urban zone and the Santa Clara community.^[3][4][5]

Sumidero
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 794 between Sumidero and Cagüitas
Location of Sumidero within the municipality of Aguas Buenas shown in red
Sumidero Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°13′34″N 66°07′23″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Aguas Buenas
Area [1]
• Total	6.36 sq mi (16.5 km2)
• Land	6.36 sq mi (16.5 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,476 ft (450 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	8,008
• Density	1,259.1/sq mi (486.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Sumidero 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 Sumidero barrio was 984.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	984		—
1910	1,098		11.6%
1920	1,320		20.2%
1930	1,882		42.6%
1940	2,458		30.6%
1950	3,110		26.5%
1960	4,010		28.9%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	5,981		—
1990	6,841		14.4%
2000	7,877		15.1%
2010	8,008		1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Special Communities

See also: Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development

In 2001, law 1-2001 was passed^[13] to identify marginalized communities of Puerto Rico.^[14] In 2017, Governor Rosello created a new government agency to work with the Special Communities of Puerto Rico Program.^[15][16] Parcelas Santa Clara in Sumidero is one of the 742 places on the list of Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico.^[17]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico