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Quebrada Arenas
Barrio
Flowered flamboyant in Quebrada Arenas
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Location of Quebrada Arenas within the municipality of Toa Alta shown in red
Location of Quebrada Arenas within the municipality of Toa Alta shown in red
Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Quebrada Arenas, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Toa Alta
Area
 • Total 1.94 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Land 1.94 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,951
 • Density 2,036.6/sq mi (786.3/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Quebrada Arenas is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,951.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 777
1910 1,031 32.7%
1920 1,378 33.7%
1930 1,147 −16.8%
1940 1,075 −6.3%
1950 1,189 10.6%
1980 2,333
1990 2,419 3.7%
2000 3,600 48.8%
2010 3,951 9.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

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 population of Quebrada Arenas barrio was 777.

Quebrada Arenas saw a 48.8% increase in population from 1990 to 2000 and a 9.8% increase from 2000 to 2010.

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.

The following sectors are in Quebrada Arenas barrio:

Comunidad Las Colinas, Reparto Carmen, Reparto Quebrada Arenas, Sector Cuesta Blanca, Sector El Trapiche, Sector Jalda Arriba, Sector Los Hoyos, Sector Los Mudos, Sector Molina, Sector Villa Arena, Sector Villa Naí, Urbanización Hacienda Lidia Marie, Urbanización Las Villas, Urbanización Los Árboles, Urbanización Pérez Rosado, Urbanización Sun Flowers Valley, and Urbanización Valle Arena.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Quebrada Arenas (Toa Alta) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
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