Cañabón, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Cañabón is a barrio in the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2020 was 11,841.[3][4]
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Cañabón | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 156 in Cañabón | |
 Location of Cañabón within the municipality of Caguas shown in red | |
  Cañabón Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°14′19″N 66°03′56″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Caguas |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.68 sq mi (9.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.67 sq mi (9.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,841 |
| • Density | 3,230/sq mi (1,250/km2) |
| Source: 2020 US Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00725, 00726, 00727 |
| Area codes | 787, 939 |
History
Cañabón was in Spain's gazetteers[5] 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 Cañabon barrio was 1,309.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,309 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,396 | 6.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,456 | 4.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,208 | −17.0% | |
| 1940 | 2,443 | 102.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,014 | −58.5% | |
| 1960 | 974 | −3.9% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,760 | — | |
| 1990 | 5,901 | 113.8% | |
| 2000 | 6,070 | 2.9% | |
| 2010 | 11,310 | 86.3% | |
| 2020 | 11,841 | 4.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[7] 1910-1930[8] 1930-1950[9] 1980-2000[10] 2010[11] 2020[12] | |||
