Palmarejo, Coamo, Puerto Rico
Palmarejo is a barrio in the municipality of Coamo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3650.
History
Palmarejo 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 combined population of Cuyón barrio and Palmarejo barrio was 1,397.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,008 | — | |
| 1920 | 981 | −2.7% | |
| 1930 | 900 | −8.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,042 | 15.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,317 | 26.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,721 | 30.7% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 4,008 | — | |
| 1990 | 4,279 | 6.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,195 | −2.0% | |
| 2010 | 3,650 | −13.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 | |||
