|
Population- 16th to 18th Century
Census conduced by Francisco
Manuel de Lando conduced in 1530.
Distribution of Spaniards
(426) classified by sex and status.
|
Status |
Sex |
| Men |
Women
|
| Married |
71 |
57 |
| Single |
298 |
Information not available |
| Total |
369 |
57 |
|
Indians
| Free Indians |
497 |
| Slave Indians |
1,040 |
| Total |
1,537 |
|
Africans
| Sex |
City |
| San Juan |
San Germán |
| Men |
1,577 |
226 |
| Women |
354 |
52 |
| Sex not provided |
-- |
55 |
| Total |
1,931 |
333 |
|
Total 4,227 (Spaniards 10% of population)
Census conduced by Lieutenant General Alexander O'Reilly
in 1765.
Proportion of slaves and free people
| City |
Free people |
Slaves |
Proportion
(number of slave for every free person) |
| San Germán |
5,373 |
577 |
1 / 9 |
| San Juan |
3,562 |
944 |
1 / 4 |
| Aguada |
3,976 |
296 |
1 / 13 |
| Añasco |
3,199 |
199 |
1 / 14 |
| Ponce |
2,960 |
354 |
1 / 8 |
| Fajardo |
464 |
95 |
1 / 5 |
| Caguas |
514 |
90 |
1 / 6 |
| Utuado |
558 |
50 |
1 / 11 |
| Pepino (San Sebastián) |
581 |
33 |
1 / 18 |
| La Tuna (Isabela) |
688 |
7 |
1 / 98 |
| Other (rural)
|
17,971 |
2,392 |
1 / 8 |
| Total |
39,846 |
5,037 |
1 / 10 |
Total 44, 883
(slaves 11.2%)
19th Century
Population
of Puerto Rico (1820-1860)
| Year |
Whites |
Free Colored
|
Slaves |
% of Slaves |
Total
|
| 1820 |
102,432
|
106,460
|
21,730 |
10.2% |
211,622 |
| 1834 |
190.619
|
126,399
|
41,818 |
11.7% |
358,836 |
| 1846 |
216,083
|
175,791
|
51,265 |
11.5% |
443,139 |
| 1860 |
300,430
|
241,736
|
41,736 |
7.1% |
583,308 |
Population Growth (19th
Century)
| Year |
Total |
|
1812
|
183,014
|
|
1815
|
220,892
|
|
1830
|
323,838
|
|
1854
|
492,452
|
|
1872
|
617,328
|
|
1887
|
798,565
|
|
1899
|
953,243
|
Land used for Coffee,
Sugar, & all Export Crops (in %)
| Year |
Sugar |
Coffee
|
All Export Crops
|
| 1830 |
12.4%
|
14.0%
|
28.9% |
| 1862 |
30.2%
|
18.5%
|
51.5% |
| 1899 |
17.8%
|
48.9%
|
68.4% |
|