EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, JULY 25 , 1996 (THURSDAY) Please note our new policy: NO BROADCAST OR PRINT BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT Public Information Office CB96-122 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Barbara van der Vate 301-457-2380 CENSUS BUREAU RELEASES 1995 POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR PUERTO RICO The population of Puerto Rico as of July 1, 1995 was 3,755,127, an increase of 6.6 percent since April 1, 1990, according to estimates released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The estimates show that San Juan was the largest municipio in 1995 with a population of 438,078, and Culebra was the smallest with 1,598 people. The table released today provides population totals in 1990 and 1995 for all municipios, the percent change in their populations between 1990 and 1995, as well as the number of births and deaths from 1990 to 1995. The table and a more extensive data set that features annual time-series data also are available on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/popest.html-X-Editor's note: media requests for copies of the table should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov.
