Santurce | |
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![]() Aerial view of Santurce in 2008 | |
![]() Location of Santurce shown in yellow within San Juan shown in light gray | |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipality | San Juan |
Area | |
• Total | 8.70 sq mi (22.53 km2) |
• Land | 5.24 sq mi (13.57 km2) |
• Water | 3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2) |
Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 69,469 |
• Density | 13,257.4/sq mi (5,118.7/km2) |
(US Census 2020) | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Codes | 00907, 00908, 00909, 00911, 00912, 00913, 00914, 00915, 00916, 00936, 00940 |
Santurce (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtuɾse], from the Basque Santurtzi which means Saint George) is a barrio of San Juan. Its population in 2020 was 69,469. It is also the biggest and most populated of all the barrios in the capital city with a larger population than most municipalities of Puerto Rico and one of the most densely populated areas of the island (13,257.4 persons per square mile).[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 5,840 | — | |
1910 | 17,338 | 196.9% | |
1920 | 35,096 | 102.4% | |
1930 | 81,960 | 133.5% | |
1940 | 133,091 | 62.4% | |
1950 | 195,007 | 46.5% | |
1960 | 178,179 | −8.6% | |
1970 | 128,232 | −28.0% | |
1980 | 101,103 | −21.2% | |
1990 | 95,184 | −5.9% | |
2000 | 94,337 | −0.9% | |
2010 | 81,251 | −13.9% | |
2020 | 69,469 | −14.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[3] 1910–1930[4] 1930–1950[5] 1980–2000[6] 2010[7] |