Sabana Yeguas is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,082.[3][4][5]
Sabana Yeguas | |
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Barrio | |
![]() Location of Sabana Yeguas within the municipality of Lajas shown in red | |
Coordinates: 18°01′06″N 67°03′26″W / 18.018262°N 67.057167°W[1] | |
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Area | |
• Total | 7.76 sq mi (20.1 km2) |
• Land | 7.75 sq mi (20.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,082 |
• Density | 519.2/sq mi (200.5/km2) |
Source: 2010 Census | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Sabana Yeguas 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 Sabana Yeguas barrio was 938.[7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 938 | — | |
1910 | 1,251 | 33.4% | |
1920 | 1,448 | 15.7% | |
1930 | 1,323 | −8.6% | |
1940 | 1,477 | 11.6% | |
1950 | 1,789 | 21.1% | |
1960 | 1,651 | −7.7% | |
1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
1980 | 3,109 | — | |
1990 | 3,067 | −1.4% | |
2000 | 3,174 | 3.5% | |
2010 | 2,082 | −34.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] |