Lirios

Lirios is a barrio in the municipality of Juncos, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,646.^[3][4][5]

Lirios
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 933 between Mamey and Lirios
Location of Lirios within the municipality of Juncos shown in red
Lirios Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°12′45″N 65°56′22″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Juncos
Area [1]
• Total	2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2)
• Land	2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	489 ft (149 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,646
• Density	2,372.3/sq mi (916.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Lirios 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 Lirios barrio was 815.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	815		—
1910	1,067		30.9%
1920	1,164		9.1%
1930	1,986		70.6%
1940	2,397		20.7%
1950	1,830		−23.7%
1960	2,841		55.2%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	3,479		—
1990	4,452		28.0%
2000	5,499		23.5%
2010	5,646		2.7%
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