Planas

For the list of people with the last name Planas, see Planas (surname).

Planas is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,075.^[3][4][5]

Planas
Barrio
Location of Planas within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Planas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°23′43″N 66°57′18″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Isabela
Area [1]
• Total	7.98 sq mi (20.7 km2)
• Land	7.94 sq mi (20.6 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,075
• Density	261.7/sq mi (101.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Planas 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 Planas barrio was 936.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	936		—
1910	1,018		8.8%
1920	1,588		56.0%
1930	2,011		26.6%
1940	2,020		0.4%
1950	2,078		2.9%
1960	1,806		−13.1%
1970	1,458		−19.3%
1980	1,695		16.3%
1990	1,644		−3.0%
2000	2,041		24.1%
2010	2,075		1.7%
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