Río Jueyes, Salinas, Puerto Rico

Río Jueyes is a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,360.^[3][4][5]

Río Jueyes
Barrio
Beach in Río Jueyes in Salinas
Location of Río Jueyes within the municipality of Salinas shown in red
Río Jueyes Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°00′12″N 66°19′14″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Salinas
Area [1]
• Total	18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2)
• Land	14.41 sq mi (37.3 km2)
• Water	3.74 sq mi (9.7 km2)
Elevation [2]	164 ft (50 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,360
• Density	233.3/sq mi (90.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Río Jueyes 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 Jueyes barrio was 1,248.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,248		—
1910	1,808		44.9%
1920	2,242		24.0%
1930	2,984		33.1%
1940	3,811		27.7%
1950	4,321		13.4%
1960	3,392		−21.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	4,112		—
1990	4,523		10.0%
2000	4,027		−11.0%
2010	3,360		−16.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

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See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• Río Jueyes (river)