Lajas, Lajas, Puerto Rico

Lajas is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,694.^[3][4][5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	900		—
1950	2,544		182.7%
1960	2,369		−6.9%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	2,095		—
1990	2,166		3.4%
2000	2,331		7.6%
2010	2,694		15.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1940-1950[6] 1980-2000[7] 2010[8]

Lajas
Barrio
Location of Lajas within the municipality of Lajas shown in red
Lajas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°03′27″N 67°02′58″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Lajas
Area [1]
• Total	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
• Land	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	217 ft (66 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,694
• Density	1,683.8/sq mi (650.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lajas barrio
3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
7. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
8. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.