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Piñas
Barrio
Location of Piñas within the municipality of Toa Alta shown in red
Location of Piñas within the municipality of Toa Alta shown in red
Piñas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Piñas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Piñas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Toa Alta
Area
 • Total 1.59 sq mi (4.1 km2)
 • Land 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,354
 • Density 896.7/sq mi (346.2/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Piñas is a small community, also known as a barrio, located in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 1,354 people lived there. It's a part of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, which is a commonwealth of the United States.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 841
1910 981 16.6%
1920 1,053 7.3%
1930 1,300 23.5%
1940 1,630 25.4%
1950 316 −80.6%
1980 585
1990 867 48.2%
2000 1,076 24.1%
2010 1,354 25.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

A Look Back in Time

After the Spanish–American War, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of a special agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Because of this, Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States.

In 1899, the United States government did a count of all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. The census showed that 841 people lived in the Piñas barrio at that time.

How Piñas is Divided

Barrios are like neighborhoods or small towns within a municipality. These barrios are then split into even smaller areas. These smaller areas are called sectores (which means sectors in English).

The types of sectores can be different. Some are just called sector, while others might be named urbanización (like a housing development), reparto, barriada, or residencial.

Main Sectors of Piñas

Here are some of the sectors you can find in Piñas barrio:

  • Reparto La Ponderosa
  • Sector Hacienda El Tamarindo
  • Sector La Loma
  • Sector La Vega
  • Sector Las Piedras
  • Sector Velilla
  • Urbanización Arboleda del Plata
  • Urbanización Hacienda El Pilar
  • Urbanización Wood Bridge Park

See Also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Piñas (Toa Alta) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
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