Tallaboa Alta

Tallaboa Alta
Barrio
Location of Tallaboa Alta within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Location of Tallaboa Alta within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Tallaboa Alta is located in the Caribbean
Tallaboa Alta
Tallaboa Alta
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°03′13″N 66°41′40″W / 18.053718°N 66.694373°W / 18.053718; -66.694373
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Peñuelas
Area
 • Total
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
 • Land2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
446 ft (136 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,784
 • Density1,576.7/sq mi (608.8/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Tallaboa Alta Barrio is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,784.

History

Tallaboa was an important village, led by "beloved caciques", before the Spanish and European colonization of Puerto Rico in the late 15th century.

Tallaboa Alta was in Spain's gazetteers 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 population of Tallaboa Alta barrio was 946.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900946—
19109743.0%
19201,11014.0%
19301,23010.8%
1940984−20.0%
1950740−24.8%
19601,45796.9%
19701,72118.1%
19801,625−5.6%
19902,56758.0%
20004,03757.3%
20103,784−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also