Morovis Norte

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Morovis Norte
Barrio
Maga Street in Morovis Norte
Maga Street in Morovis Norte
Location of Morovis Norte within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Location of Morovis Norte within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
Morovis Norte is located in Caribbean
Morovis Norte
Morovis Norte
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°20′30″N 66°24′28″W / 18.341576°N 66.407777°W / 18.341576; -66.407777Coordinates: 18°20′30″N 66°24′28″W / 18.341576°N 66.407777°W / 18.341576; -66.407777[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Morovis
Area
 • Total3.31 sq mi (8.6 km2)
 • Land3.31 sq mi (8.6 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,546
 • Density1,071.3/sq mi (413.6/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
Zip code
00687

Morovis Norte is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,546.[3][4][5]

History[]

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 Morovis Norte barrio was 821.[6]

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900821
19801,393
19902,55683.5%
20003,25727.4%
20103,5468.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9]
1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Sectors[]

Barrios (which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)[13] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.[14][15][16]

The following sectors are in Morovis Norte barrio:[17]

Apartamentos Santiago, Sector Buena Vista, Sector El Cerro, Sector El Tendal, Sector Hoyo Frío, Sector La Línea, Sector Los Russe, Sector Puente Colorao, Urbanización Brisas del Norte, Urbanización Cruz Rosario, Urbanización Jardines de Romaní, Urbanización Las Cumbres, Urbanización Quintas de Morovis, Urbanización Tajaomar, and Urbanización Villas Del Norte.

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morovis Norte barrio
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  6. ^ Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 161.
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  12. ^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  13. ^ "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  15. ^ Rivera Quintero, Marcia (2014), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
  16. ^ "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  17. ^ "PRECINTO ELECTORAL MOROVIS 020" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). PR Government. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.


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