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Planas
Barrio
Location of Planas within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Location of Planas within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Planas is located in Caribbean
Planas
Planas
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Isabela
Area
 • Total 7.98 sq mi (20.7 km2)
 • Land 7.94 sq mi (20.6 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,075
 • Density 261.7/sq mi (101.0/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Planas is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,075.

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 Planas barrio was 936.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 936
1910 1,018 8.8%
1920 1,588 56.0%
1930 2,011 26.6%
1940 2,020 0.4%
1950 2,078 2.9%
1980 1,695
1990 1,644 −3.0%
2000 2,041 24.1%
2010 2,075 1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Planas (Isabela) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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