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Cuebas
Barrio
Location of Cuebas within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Location of Cuebas within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Cuebas is located in Caribbean
Cuebas
Cuebas
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Peñuelas
Area
 • Total 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Land 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
128 ft (39 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 449
 • Density 477.7/sq mi (184.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Cuebas is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 449.

History

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 Cuebas and Tallaboa Saliente barrios was 940.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 940
1910 400 −57.4%
1920 468 17.0%
1930 449 −4.1%
1940 491 9.4%
1950 407 −17.1%
1980 389
1990 427 9.8%
2000 430 0.7%
2010 449 4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cuebas para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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