Rayo, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico

Rayo is a barrio in the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,084.^[3][4][5]

Rayo
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 117 in Rayo
Location of Rayo within the municipality of Sabana Grande shown in red
Rayo Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°03′26″N 66°57′57″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Sabana Grande
Area [1]
• Total	5.73 sq mi (14.8 km2)
• Land	5.72 sq mi (14.8 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [2]	269 ft (82 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,084
• Density	539.2/sq mi (208.2/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Rayo 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 Rayo barrio was 1,222.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,222		—
1910	1,595		30.5%
1920	1,720		7.8%
1930	1,667		−3.1%
1940	1,751		5.0%
1950	2,297		31.2%
1960	2,010		−12.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	2,224		—
1990	2,501		12.5%
2000	2,634		5.3%
2010	3,084		17.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico