Sierra Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,063.

History

Sierra 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 Sierra Alta barrio was 1,411.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,411		—
1910	1,317		−6.7%
1920	1,535		16.6%
1930	1,493		−2.7%
1940	1,182		−20.8%
1950	1,477		25.0%
1960	1,434		−2.9%
1970	1,241		−13.5%
1980	1,211		−2.4%
1990	960		−20.7%
2000	1,119		16.6%
2010	1,063		−5.0%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico