Barangay Carusipan

Situated in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Barangay Carusipan is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Carusipan had a population of 459. This made it the 23rd largest of 33 barangays in Pasuquin by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Carusipan accounted for approximately 1.55% of the total population of Pasuquin, which stood at 29,678 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Carusipan moving from 480 residents to 459 residents, an intercensal change of -4.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Carusipan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pasuquin is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Carusipan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Carusipan ranks 498th by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.