Lajas, Lajas, Puerto Rico

Lajas
Barrio
Location of Lajas within the municipality of Lajas shown in red
Location of Lajas within the municipality of Lajas shown in red
Lajas is located in Caribbean
Lajas
Lajas
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°03′27″N 67°02′58″W / 18.05742°N 67.04952°W / 18.05742; -67.04952[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Lajas
Area
 • Total1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
 • Land1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,694
 • Density1,683.8/sq mi (650.1/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Lajas is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,694.[3][4][5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1940900
19502,544182.7%
19602,369−6.9%
19700−100.0%
19802,095
19902,1663.4%
20002,3317.6%
20102,69415.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
1940-1950[6] 1980-2000[7] 2010[8]
  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lajas barrio
  3. ^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  4. ^ Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  6. ^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.