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Anones
Barrio
Location of Anones within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
Location of Anones within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
Anones, Las Marías, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Anones, Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Anones, Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Las Marías
Area
 • Total 5.98 sq mi (15.5 km2)
 • Land 5.95 sq mi (15.4 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,262
 • Density 212.1/sq mi (81.9/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Anones is a barrio in the municipality of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,262.

History

Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the 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 Anones barrio was 1,251.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,251
1980 1,079
1990 1,102 2.1%
2000 1,443 30.9%
2010 1,262 −12.5%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.

The following sectors are in Anones barrio:

Parcelas Andiarenas, Parcelas La Mota, Sector Casey, Sector Cementerio, Sector El Tornillo, Sector Los Vélez, and Sector Pepe Trabal.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anones (Las Marías) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
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