Bejucos

Bejucos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,055.^[3][4][5]

Bejucos
Barrio
Location of Bejucos within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Bejucos Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°29′35″N 67°02′37″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Isabela
Area [1]
• Total	2.69 sq mi (7.0 km2)
• Land	2.69 sq mi (7.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	305 ft (93 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,055
• Density	1,879.2/sq mi (725.6/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Bejucos 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 Bejucos barrio was 1,257.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,257		—
1910	1,370		9.0%
1920	1,645		20.1%
1930	2,118		28.8%
1940	2,313		9.2%
1950	1,907		−17.6%
1960	2,169		13.7%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	2,498		—
1990	1,980		−20.7%
2000	3,056		54.3%
2010	5,055		65.4%
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