Río Abajo, Humacao, Puerto Rico
Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 7,495.[3][4][5]
Río Abajo | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Taíno monument on pedestal in Río Abajo | |
 Location of Río Abajo within the municipality of Humacao shown in red | |
  Río Abajo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°08′28″N 65°47′14″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Humacao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.97 sq mi (20.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.86 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.11 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,495 |
| • Density | 1,279/sq mi (494/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00791 |
History
The barrio 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 Río Abajo and Mambiche barrios was 1,289.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,289 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,284 | −0.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,019 | −20.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,090 | 7.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,553 | 42.5% | |
| 1950 | 993 | −36.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,899 | 91.2% | |
| 1980 | 5,268 | — | |
| 1990 | 5,982 | 13.6% | |
| 2000 | 7,144 | 19.4% | |
| 2010 | 7,495 | 4.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Flood zone
In 2019, updated flood zone maps show that because of its location- where many hurricanes enter the island, Humacao is one of the most vulnerable areas of Puerto Rico.[13] Humacao was working on flood mitigation plans and shared that its barrios located on the coast; Antón Ruíz, Punta Santiago, Río Abajo, Buena Vista and Candelero Abajo barrios, are prone to flooding and in danger of being completed destroyed by a hurricane.[14]
See also
References
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Abajo barrio
- 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.
- 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.
- Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 163.
- "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- Alvarado León, Gerardo E. "Sobre 250,000 estructuras están en zonas inundables" (PDF). Junta de Planificación - Gobierno de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- Solano Quintana, Bárbara. "Piden participación ciudadana para revisión del plan de mitigación de Humacao" (PDF). El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via Junta de Planificación Gobierno de Puerto Rico.