Quebrada Yeguas

Quebrada Yeguas is a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,528.^[3][4][5]

Quebrada Yeguas
Barrio
Location of Quebrada Yeguas within the municipality of Salinas shown in red
Quebrada Yeguas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°02′04″N 66°11′45″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Salinas
Area [1]
• Total	8.93 sq mi (23.1 km2)
• Land	8.92 sq mi (23.1 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [2]	617 ft (188 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,528
• Density	171.3/sq mi (66.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Quebrada Yeguas 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 Palmas and Quebrada Yeguas barrios was 981.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	623		—
1920	525		−15.7%
1930	494		−5.9%
1940	540		9.3%
1950	528		−2.2%
1960	833		57.8%
1970	1,172		40.7%
1980	1,402		19.6%
1990	1,477		5.3%
2000	1,596		8.1%
2010	1,528		−4.3%
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