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Arenas
Barrio
Río Grande de Arecibo between Guaonico and Arenas
Río Grande de Arecibo between Guaonico and Arenas
Location of Arenas within the municipality of Utuado shown in red
Location of Arenas within the municipality of Utuado shown in red
Arenas, Utuado, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Arenas, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Arenas, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Utuado
Area
 • Total 5 sq mi (10 km2)
 • Land 5 sq mi (10 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,860
 • Density 372/sq mi (144/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Arenas is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,860.

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 Arenas barrio was 1,577.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,577
1980 1,921
1990 3,241 68.7%
2000 2,295 −29.2%
2010 1,860 −19.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Funding was available in February 2021 to reconstruct a bridge in Arenas barrio which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arenas (Utuado) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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