Cuebas

Cuebas is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 449.^[3][4][5]

Cuebas
Barrio
Limestone hills of Peñuelas
Location of Cuebas within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Cuebas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°02′51″N 66°43′02″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Peñuelas
Area [1]
• Total	0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Land	0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	128 ft (39 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	449
• Density	477.7/sq mi (184.4/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Cuebas 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 combined population of Cuebas and Tallaboa Saliente barrios was 940.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	400		—
1920	468		17.0%
1930	449		−4.1%
1940	491		9.4%
1950	407		−17.1%
1960	324		−20.4%
1970	340		4.9%
1980	389		14.4%
1990	427		9.8%
2000	430		0.7%
2010	449		4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico