Caín Bajo is a barrio in the municipality of San Germán, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,207.[3][4][5]
Caín Bajo | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Caín Bajo within the municipality of San Germán shown in red | |
  Caín Bajo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′32″N 67°02′46″W / 18.108777°N 67.046226°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Germán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,207 |
| • Density | 500.8/sq mi (193.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Caín Bajo was in Spain's gazetteers[6] until 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 Caín Bajo barrio was 942.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 942 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,014 | 7.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,024 | 1.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,079 | 5.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,115 | 3.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,255 | 12.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,138 | −9.3% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,401 | 33.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,130 | −19.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,207 | 6.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
