Torrecilla Alta, Loíza, Puerto Rico Explained

Official Name:Torrecilla Alta
Settlement Type:Barrio
Pushpin Map:Caribbean
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.4228°N -65.9211°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name: Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Loíza
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:3.08
Area Land Sq Mi:3.05
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:Source: 2010 Census
Population Total:0
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Elevation Ft:10
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code

Torrecilla Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 0.[2] [3] [4]

History

Torrecilla Alta was in Spain's gazetteers[5] 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 Torrecilla Alta and Torrecilla Baja barrios was 1,473.[6]

Features

Torrecilla Alta in Loíza shares a border with Torrecillas Alta in Canóvanas, a neighboring municipality. Both are near mangroves and the Río Grande de Loíza. Alligators are known to roam the areas near the mangroves and when discovered, the creatures are moved to a location managed by the Department of Resources.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer 2019. US Census . US Government.
  2. Book: Picó . Rafael . Buitrago de Santiago . Zayda . Berrios . Hector H. . Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. . San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  3. Book: Gwillim Law. Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. 25 December 2018. 20 May 2015. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0447-3. 300.
  4. Book: Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf . 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.
  5. Web site: Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881 . Biblioteca Nacional de España . es . 1614. 4 April 2023.
  6. Book: Joseph Prentiss Sanger. Henry Gannett. Walter Francis Willcox. Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office. 1900. Imprenta del gobierno. 162. es.
  7. News: Capturan un caimán y sus crías en una urbanización del norte de Puerto Rico . . 2020-09-28 . es . 2021-04-02.