Quebrada Fajardo

Quebrada Fajardo is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 9,789.^[3][4][5]

Quebrada Fajardo
Barrio
Coast of Quebrada Fajardo
Location of Quebrada Fajardo within the municipality of Fajardo shown in red
Quebrada Fajardo Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°21′41″N 65°39′47″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Fajardo
Area [1]
• Total	7.97 sq mi (20.6 km2)
• Land	4.51 sq mi (11.7 km2)
• Water	3.46 sq mi (9.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	9,789
• Density	2,170.5/sq mi (838.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00738

History

Quebrada Fajardo 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 Quebrada Fajardo barrio was 888.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	888		—
1910	964		8.6%
1920	821		−14.8%
1930	1,086		32.3%
1940	1,423		31.0%
1950	542		−61.9%
1960	301		−44.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	8,122		—
1990	10,372		27.7%
2000	10,137		−2.3%
2010	9,789		−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Sectors

Repairs to Igualdad Street in Quebrada Fajarda, for damage that was caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017 were approved in August 2020.^[13]

Sector Los Chicos is located in Quebrada Fajardo.^[14]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico