Jájome Alto, Cayey, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Jájome Alto is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 641.[3][4][5]
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Jájome Alto | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 15 in Jájome Alto | |
 Location of Jájome Alto within the municipality of Cayey shown in red | |
  Jájome Alto Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′26″N 66°08′41″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cayey |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.96 sq mi (12.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.96 sq mi (12.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,489 ft (454 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 641 |
| • Density | 129.2/sq mi (49.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Jájome Alto 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 Jájome Alto barrio was 1,246.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,246 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,201 | −3.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,442 | 20.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,591 | 10.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,235 | −22.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,221 | −1.1% | |
| 1960 | 943 | −22.8% | |
| 1970 | 727 | −22.9% | |
| 1980 | 545 | −25.0% | |
| 1990 | 681 | 25.0% | |
| 2000 | 654 | −4.0% | |
| 2010 | 641 | −2.0% | |
| 2020 | 399 | −37.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] 2020[13] | |||
