Jayuya Abajo facts for kids
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Jayuya Abajo
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Barrio
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Location of Jayuya Abajo within the municipality of Jayuya shown in red
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 Jayuya Abajo
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Jayuya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.97 sq mi (12.9 km2) |
| • Land | 4.97 sq mi (12.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,627 ft (496 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,367 |
| • Density | 677.5/sq mi (261.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Jayuya Abajo is a special kind of neighborhood, called a barrio, located in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 3,367 people lived there. It's a part of Puerto Rico, which is a territory of the United States.
History of Jayuya Abajo
Jayuya Abajo has an interesting past! After the Spanish–American War ended in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This was part of an agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Because of this, Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States. This means it's connected to the U.S. but isn't a state.
In 1899, the United States government took a count of all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. At that time, Jayuya Abajo was part of another town called Utuado, Puerto Rico. The census showed that 3,597 people lived in Jayuya Abajo.
Over the years, the number of people living in Jayuya Abajo has changed:
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 3,597 | — | |
| 1930 | 2,827 | — | |
| 1940 | 2,714 | −4.0% | |
| 1950 | 2,436 | −10.2% | |
| 1980 | 2,327 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,642 | 13.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,071 | 16.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,367 | 9.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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More to Explore
You can learn even more about Jayuya Abajo in Spanish: Jayuya Abajo para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
