St. Just, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

St. Just
Barrio
Location of St. Just within the municipality of Trujillo Alto shown in red
Location of St. Just within the municipality of Trujillo Alto shown in red
St. Just is located in Caribbean
St. Just
St. Just
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°22′13″N 66°00′09″W / 18.370352°N 66.002468°W / 18.370352; -66.002468[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Trujillo Alto
Founded1990
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.26 sq mi (5.9 km2)
 • Land2.23 sq mi (5.8 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
[2]
125 ft (38 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
14,635
 • Density6,592.3/sq mi (2,545.3/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

St. Just is a barrio in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. A newer barrio, its population is counted starting with the 2000 Census, and in 2010 was 14,635.[3][4][5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
200012,572—
201014,63516.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
2000[6] 2010[7]

A newer barrio of Trujillo Alto, it was established in 1990. The barrio is named after an Infantry Captain of the Spanish army, Federico Saint Just, who in 1818 and by royal decree was granted a large swath of land belonging to barrio Cuevas in Trujillo Alto.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Just 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. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Barrios". Orgullo Trujillano (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2023.


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