Planas is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,075.[3][4][5]
Planas | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Planas within the municipality of Isabela shown in red | |
  Planas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′43″N 66°57′18″W / 18.395357°N 66.955127°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Isabela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.98 sq mi (20.7 km2) |
| • Land | 7.94 sq mi (20.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,075 |
| • Density | 261.7/sq mi (101.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Planas 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 Planas barrio was 936.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 936 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,018 | 8.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,588 | 56.0% | |
| 1930 | 2,011 | 26.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,020 | 0.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,078 | 2.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,806 | −13.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,458 | −19.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,695 | 16.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,644 | −3.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,041 | 24.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,075 | 1.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
