Río Lajas, Dorado, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Río Lajas
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Barrio
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Puerto Rico Highway 165 in Río Lajas
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Location of Río Lajas within the municipality of Dorado shown in red
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 Río Lajas, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Dorado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.56 sq mi (4.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.55 sq mi (4.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,559 |
| • Density | 1,651/sq mi (637/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code |
00646
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Río Lajas is a barrio in the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,559.
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 Río Lajas barrio was 377.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 377 | — | |
| 1910 | 592 | 57.0% | |
| 1920 | 613 | 3.5% | |
| 1930 | 796 | 29.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,004 | 26.1% | |
| 1950 | 934 | −7.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,193 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,548 | 16.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,573 | 1.0% | |
| 2010 | 2,559 | −0.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.
The following sectors are in Río Lajas barrio:
Parcelas Viejas, Sector Alturas de Río Lajas, Sector El Rincón, Sector Las Corozas, Sector Villa Iriarte, and Urbanización Molinos del Río.
Gallery
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PR-165 heading to Río Lajas and Toa Alta
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See also
In Spanish: Río Lajas (Dorado) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Dorado, Puerto Rico
