Río Cañas Abajo | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Río Cañas Abajo within the municipality of Mayagüez shown in red | |
  Río Cañas Abajo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′48″N 67°06′36″W / 18.229959°N 67.110104°W / 18.229959; -67.110104[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Mayagüez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.57 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.57 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,459 |
| • Density | 688.8/sq mi (265.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Río Cañas Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,459.[3][4][5]
Río Cañas Abajo 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 Río Cañas Abajo barrio was 1,095.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,095 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,030 | −5.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,018 | −1.2% | |
| 1930 | 845 | −17.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,040 | 23.1% | |
| 1950 | 939 | −9.7% | |
| 1960 | 925 | −1.5% | |
| 1970 | 897 | −3.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,410 | 57.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,958 | 38.9% | |
| 2000 | 2,318 | 18.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,459 | 6.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
