Ríos, Patillas, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Ríos
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Barrio
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Location of Ríos within the municipality of Patillas shown in red
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 Ríos, Patillas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Patillas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 348 |
| • Density | 128.9/sq mi (49.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Ríos is a barrio in the municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 348.
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 combined population of Los Ríos and Pollos barrios was 1,075.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 666 | — | |
| 1920 | 725 | 8.9% | |
| 1930 | 693 | −4.4% | |
| 1940 | 801 | 15.6% | |
| 1950 | 873 | 9.0% | |
| 1980 | 493 | — | |
| 1990 | 440 | −10.8% | |
| 2000 | 488 | 10.9% | |
| 2010 | 348 | −28.7% | |
| 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 Los Ríos barrio:
Carretera 184, Carretera 758, Carretera 762, Sector Avispas, Sector Fondo del Saco, Sector Las Parcelas, Sector Los Cafeítos, Sector Los Morales, and Sector Los Ríos.
See also
In Spanish: Ríos (Patillas) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Patillas, Puerto Rico
