Coamo Arriba, Coamo, Puerto Rico

Coamo Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Coamo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 391.^[3][4][5]

Coamo Arriba
Barrio
Location of Coamo Arriba within the municipality of Coamo shown in red
Coamo Arriba Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°08′30″N 66°22′03″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Coamo
Area [1]
• Total	3.85 sq mi (10.0 km2)
• Land	3.85 sq mi (10.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,220 ft (370 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	391
• Density	101.6/sq mi (39.2/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Coamo Arriba 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, and found that the population of Coamo Arriba barrio was 1,223.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,223		—
1910	1,106		−9.6%
1920	1,219		10.2%
1930	966		−20.8%
1940	1,097		13.6%
1950	814		−25.8%
1960	603		−25.9%
1970	466		−22.7%
1980	459		−1.5%
1990	344		−25.1%
2000	422		22.7%
2010	391		−7.3%
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