Ciénagas, Camuy, Puerto Rico

"Ciénagas" redirects here. For the wetland, see Ciénega.

Ciénagas is a barrio in the municipality of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,554.^[3][4][5]

Ciénagas
Barrio
Location of Ciénagas within the municipality of Camuy shown in red
Ciénagas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°26′21″N 66°51′59″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Camuy
Area [1]
• Total	2.91 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Land	2.91 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	446 ft (136 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,554
• Density	534/sq mi (206/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Ciénagas 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 Ciénagas barrio was 711.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	711		—
1910	941		32.3%
1920	962		2.2%
1930	940		−2.3%
1940	1,114		18.5%
1950	1,158		3.9%
1960	837		−27.7%
1970	770		−8.0%
1980	1,053		36.8%
1990	1,172		11.3%
2000	1,634		39.4%
2010	1,554		−4.9%
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