Río Lajas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Río Lajas
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Puerto Rico Highway 142 in Río Lajas
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Location of Río Lajas within the municipality of Toa Alta shown in red
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 Río Lajas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Toa Alta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.73 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.73 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,566 |
| • Density | 687.9/sq mi (265.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Río Lajas is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,566.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 973 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,256 | 29.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,519 | 20.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,393 | −8.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,420 | 1.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,340 | −5.6% | |
| 1980 | 976 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,481 | 51.7% | |
| 2000 | 2,082 | 40.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,566 | 23.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 973.
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:
Calles: Almendro, Cedro, Bambú, Deloniz, Guayacán, Higüero, Laurel, Jacaranda, Kamani, India Laurel, Maga, Níspero, Ébano, Potones, Ceiba, Ibisco, Sector Jazmín, Sector La Cuchilla, Sector Marrero, Sector Marzán, Sector Nilo, Sector Rivera, Sector Ayala, Sector Rufo Rodríguez, Urbanización Haciendas de Dorado, Urbanización Valle del Paraíso, Urbanización Vista del Río I, and Urbanización Vista del Río III.
Gallery
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Puerto Rico Highway 823 in Río Lajas
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See also
In Spanish: Río Lajas (Toa Alta) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
