Coto Laurel (Barrio Coto Laurel) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Marueño, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limon, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Coto Laurel is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. It borders the municipality of Juana Diaz. It was founded in 1831.[3]
Coto Laurel | |
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.jpg) Puerto Rico Highway 506 in Coto Laurel | |
 Location of barrio Coto Laurel within the municipality of Ponce shown in red | |
  Coto Laurel Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°02′11″N 66°33′17″W / 18.036341°N 66.554713°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Ponce |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.59 sq mi (9.3 km2) |
| • Land | 3.54 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,123 |
| • Density | 2,023.6/sq mi (781.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Location edit
Coto Laurel is a suburban barrio located in the southeastern section of the municipality, east of the traditional center of the city, Plaza Las Delicias. The toponymy, or origin of the name, is a proper noun related to the word coto which in Spanish denotes tracts of land ceded to citizens in exchange for services to the king and where there were laurel trees.[4]
Boundaries edit
It is bounded on the north by Río Inabón and Lake Number 5, on the south by Esperanza Street, on the west by PR-10 (roughly), and on the east by Río Inabón.[5] In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Coto Laurel is bounded in the north by Cerrillos and Real, in the south by Vayas, in the west by Sabanetas and Cerrillos, and in the east by the municipality of Juana Díaz.
Features and demographics edit
Coto Laurel has 3.60 square miles (9.3 km2) of land area and 0.06 square miles (160,000 m2) of water area. In 2000, the population of Coto Laurel was 5,285.[6] The population density in Coto Laurel was 1,468.1 persons per square mile.[7]
In 2010, the population of Coto Laurel was 7,123 persons, and it had a density of 2,023.6 persons per square mile.[8]
The communities of Palmarejo, Llanos del Sur, and El Monte are found in Coto Laurel. Lake Giles is also in Coto Laurel. Coto Laurel is crossed by Puerto Rico's superhighway PR-52. PR-14 also serves Coto Laurel.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,884 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,899 | 0.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,953 | 2.8% | |
| 1930 | 2,164 | 10.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,004 | −7.4% | |
| 1950 | 3,026 | 51.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,907 | 29.1% | |
| 1970 | 3,940 | 0.8% | |
| 1980 | 5,192 | 31.8% | |
| 1990 | 5,915 | 13.9% | |
| 2000 | 5,285 | −10.7% | |
| 2010 | 7,123 | 34.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1960[12] 1980-2000[13] 2010[14] | |||
Landmarks edit
Coto Laurel is home to Industrias Vassallo and Hospital San Cristobal, one of Ponce's largest hospitals. Coto Laurel's village square was built under the mayoral administration of José G. Tormos Vega in 1980.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coto Laurel barrio
- ^ Barrios de Ponce. Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Government of the Municipality of Ponce. Periodico "El Señorial". Special issue: Carnaval Ponceño 2013. February 2013. Page 17. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- ^ General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived August 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ Population
- ^ City Melt Retrieved, February 18, 2010.
- ^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Census of Population, 1960: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Characteristics, General Social and Economic Characteristics, and Detailed Characteristics. Characteristics of the population. U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1963. pp. 97–101. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ 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 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
