Pájaros, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Pájaros is a barrio in the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 30,194.^[3][4][5]

Pájaros
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 861 in Pájaros
Location of Pájaros within the municipality of Bayamón shown in red
Pájaros Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°22′35″N 66°11′11″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Bayamón
Area [1]
• Total	3.02 sq mi (7.8 km2)
• Land	3.02 sq mi (7.8 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	30,194
• Density	4,048.3/sq mi (1,563.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Pájaros 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 Pájaros barrio was 1,492.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,492		—
1910	4,050		171.4%
1920	1,487		−63.3%
1930	1,745		17.4%
1940	2,869		64.4%
1950	2,813		−2.0%
1960	8,340		196.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	35,611		—
1990	34,168		−4.1%
2000	32,855		−3.8%
2010	30,194		−8.1%
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