Cuevas is a barrio in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 19,852.[3][4][5]
Cuevas | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Cuevas within the municipality of Trujillo Alto shown in red | |
  Cuevas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°21′51″N 66°01′08″W / 18.364123°N 66.018903°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Trujillo Alto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,852 |
| • Density | 9,827.7/sq mi (3,794.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Cuevas 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 Cuevas barrio was 688.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 688 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,101 | 60.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,463 | 32.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,550 | 74.3% | |
| 1940 | 3,703 | 45.2% | |
| 1950 | 4,848 | 30.9% | |
| 1960 | 7,801 | 60.9% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 30,347 | — | |
| 1990 | 30,597 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 22,101 | −27.8% | |
| 2010 | 19,852 | −10.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Features
In 1952, along with the Carraízo Dam constructed in barrio Carraízo, a filtration plant was constructed in barrio Cuevas.[13]
There is a Banco Popular in Cuevas.[14]
Notable people
- Ángel Rivero Méndez, Puerto Rican soldier, journalist and businessman
