Turabo, Caguas, Puerto Rico

Turabo or Villa Turabo is a barrio in the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 15,739.^[3][4][5]

Turabo
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 1 in Turabo
Location of Turabo within the municipality of Caguas shown in red
Turabo Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°12′09″N 66°02′47″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Caguas
Area [1]
• Total	5.50 sq mi (14.2 km2)
• Land	5.47 sq mi (14.2 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2)
Elevation [2]	279 ft (85 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	15,739
• Density	2,877.3/sq mi (1,110.9/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00725, 00726, 00727
Area codes	787, 939

History

Turabo 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 Turabo barrio was 1,557.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,557		—
1910	2,148		38.0%
1920	3,572		66.3%
1930	3,891		8.9%
1940	3,052		−21.6%
1950	2,286		−25.1%
1960	3,334		45.8%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	16,090		—
1990	16,223		0.8%
2000	15,600		−3.8%
2010	15,739		0.9%
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