Cuevas, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Cuevas
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Location of Cuevas within the municipality of Trujillo Alto shown in red
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 Cuevas, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Trujillo Alto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 19,852 |
| • Density | 9,827.7/sq mi (3,794.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Cuevas is a barrio in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 19,852.
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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 Cuevas barrio was 688.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 688 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,101 | 60.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,463 | 32.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,550 | 74.3% | |
| 1940 | 3,703 | 45.2% | |
| 1950 | 4,848 | 30.9% | |
| 2000 | 22,101 | — | |
| 2010 | 19,852 | −10.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Features
In 1952, along with the Carraízo Dam constructed in barrio Carraízo, a filtration plant was constructed in barrio Cuevas.
There is a Banco Popular in Cuevas.
Notable people
- Ángel Rivero Méndez, Puerto Rican soldier, journalist and businessman
See also
In Spanish: Cuevas (Trujillo Alto) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
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