Jobos, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Coordinates: 18°29′50″N 67°03′56″W / 18.497188°N 67.065692°W / 18.497188; -67.065692
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Jobos
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Jobos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,446.[3][4][5]

History

Jobos was in Spain's

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 Jobos barrio was 1,551.[7]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19001,551—
19101,5711.3%
19201,73810.6%
19301,7450.4%
19401,726−1.1%
19501,665−3.5%
19601,7867.3%
19702,09817.5%
19802,58423.2%
19902,8189.1%
20003,53425.4%
20103,446−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9]
1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Places in Jobos

In 2019, the headquarters for Solar Libre, a new school where students can study solar energy, was established in Jobos. It was established with financial support from Samsung, The Hispanic Federation and NFL football player, Victor Cruz.[13]

Jobos Beach, known as a world-class surf spot[14][15] and where in February 2013, the Rip Curl Pro surfing competition was held, is located in Jobos barrio.[16][17]

There is a cemetery in Jobos.

Gallery

  • Cemetery in Jobos
    Cemetery in Jobos

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jobos barrio
  3. ^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. (1969). 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. 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. ^ "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. ^ Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 160.
  8. ^ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Victor Cruz entrega donativo a nueva escuela en Isabela". 21 September 2018.
  14. ^ Haskins, John (January 22, 2009). "Affordable Caribbean: Puerto Rico". The New York Times.
  15. ^ "The best surf spots in Puerto Rico". SurferToday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  16. ^ "Jobos recibe evento de surfing de clase mundial este fin de semana" (in Spanish). noticel.com. February 8, 2013.
  17. ^ "Windsurfing". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico.


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