Valenciano Arriba Explained

Official Name:Valenciano Arriba
Settlement Type:Barrio
Pushpin Map:Caribbean
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.1643°N -65.9233°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name: Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Juncos
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.77
Area Land Sq Mi:1.77
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:Source: 2010 Census
Population Total:1202
Population Density Sq Mi:679.1
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Elevation Ft:617
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code

Valenciano Arriba is a barrio located in the municipality of Juncos in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 1,202 inhabitants and a population density of 262.65 people per km2.[2] [3] [4]

History

Valenciano Arriba 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 Valenciano Abajo and Valenciano Arriba barrios was 1,206.[6]

Geography

Valenciano Arriba is located at coordinates 18°9′52″N 65°55′24″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, Valenciano Arriba has a total area of 4.58 km2, all of which is land.

Demographics

According to the 2010 Census, there were 1,202 people residing in Valenciano Arriba. The population density was 262.65 people per km². Of the 1,202 inhabitants, 79.78% were White, 8.99% were African American, 0.83% were Native American, 5.41% were of other races, and 4.99% belonged to two or more races. Of the total population, 98.92% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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. 163. es.