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Lirios
Barrio
Location of Lirios within the municipality of Juncos shown in red
Location of Lirios within the municipality of Juncos shown in red
Lirios is located in Caribbean
Lirios
Lirios
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Juncos
Area
 • Total 2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2)
 • Land 2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 5,646
 • Density 2,372.3/sq mi (916.0/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Lirios is a barrio in the municipality of Juncos, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,646.

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 Lirios barrio was 815.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 815
1980 3,479
1990 4,452 28.0%
2000 5,499 23.5%
2010 5,646 2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lirios (Juncos) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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