Arenales Altos

Arenales Altos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,101.^[3][4][5]

Arenales Altos
Barrio
Location of Arenales Altos within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Arenales Altos Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°25′46″N 67°01′04″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Isabela
Area [1]
• Total	9.19 sq mi (23.8 km2)
• Land	9.19 sq mi (23.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	650 ft (200 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,101
• Density	446.2/sq mi (172.3/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Arenales Altos 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 Arenales Altos barrio was 1,559.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,559		—
1910	1,706		9.4%
1920	2,188		28.3%
1930	2,353		7.5%
1940	2,497		6.1%
1950	2,616		4.8%
1960	2,364		−9.6%
1970	2,171		−8.2%
1980	2,527		16.4%
1990	2,965		17.3%
2000	3,677		24.0%
2010	4,101		11.5%
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