Cabezas, Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Cabezas is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,339.^[3][4][5]

Cabezas
Barrio
Las Croabas, Cabezas
Location of Cabezas within the municipality of Fajardo shown in red
Cabezas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°23′11″N 65°35′18″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Fajardo
Area [1]
• Total	73.48 sq mi (190.3 km2)
• Land	3.01 sq mi (7.8 km2)
• Water	70.47 sq mi (182.5 km2)
Elevation [2]	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,339
• Density	449.3/sq mi (173.5/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00738

Croabas Community^[5] with 1,053 residents is a fishing neighborhood and tour boat launch site in Cabezas.^[6]

History

Cabezas was in Spain's gazetteers^[7] 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 combined population of Cabezas and Demajagua barrios was 1,168.^[8]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	789		—
1920	724		−8.2%
1930	771		6.5%
1940	557		−27.8%
1950	742		33.2%
1960	702		−5.4%
1970	1,031		46.9%
1980	1,216		17.9%
1990	1,211		−0.4%
2000	1,465		21.0%
2010	1,339		−8.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13]

Gallery

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  Welcome to Palomino Island in Cabezas
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  Pier at Cabezas
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  Tropical fish at Cabezas
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  Marine life in Cabezas
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  Tropical fish at Cabezas

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico