Caonillas Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 296.[3][4][5]
Caonillas Arriba | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Lago Caonillas within Barrios Caonillas Abajo, Caonillas Arriba, and Las Palmas | |
 Location of Caonillas Arriba within the municipality of Utuado shown in red | |
  Caonillas Arriba Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°15′00″N 66°37′54″W / 18.249972°N 66.631622°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Utuado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.30 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.01 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 296 |
| • Density | 98.3/sq mi (38.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Caonillas Arriba 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 Caonillas barrio was 2,378.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,378 | — | |
| 1910 | 902 | −62.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,110 | 23.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,050 | −5.4% | |
| 1940 | 972 | −7.4% | |
| 1950 | 718 | −26.1% | |
| 1960 | 579 | −19.4% | |
| 1970 | 346 | −40.2% | |
| 1980 | 277 | −19.9% | |
| 1990 | 267 | −3.6% | |
| 2000 | 395 | 47.9% | |
| 2010 | 296 | −25.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
