Villalba barrio-pueblo
Villalba barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Villalba | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Walter Mck Jones School in Villalba barrio-pueblo | |
Location of Villalba barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Villalba shown in red | |
Villalba barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°07′43″N 66°29′33″W / 18.128535°N 66.492402°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Villalba |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| • Land | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 729 |
| • Density | 4,860/sq mi (1,880/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00766 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
Villalba barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Villalba, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 729.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 626 | — | |
| 1940 | 834 | — | |
| 1950 | 1,499 | 79.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,892 | 26.2% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,666 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,108 | −33.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,040 | −6.1% | |
| 2010 | 729 | −29.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 | |||