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Río Lajas
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 165 in Río Lajas
Puerto Rico Highway 165 in Río Lajas
Location of Río Lajas within the municipality of Dorado shown in red
Location of Río Lajas within the municipality of Dorado shown in red
Río Lajas, Dorado, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Río Lajas, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Río Lajas, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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
 (2010)
 • Total 2,559
 • Density 1,651/sq mi (637/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00646

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.

Historical population
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

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.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Lajas (Dorado) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Dorado, Puerto Rico
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