Montones
Barrio of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
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Montones is a barrio in the municipality of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 9,332.[3][4][5]
Montones | |
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Barrio | |
Montones barrio in Las Piedras | |
 Location of Montones within the municipality of Las Piedras shown in red | |
  Montones Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°09′17″N 65°54′05″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Las Piedras |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.79 sq mi (22.8 km2) |
| • Land | 8.79 sq mi (22.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,332 |
| • Density | 1,061.7/sq mi (409.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00771 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
History
Montones 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. Montones was two separate barrios: Montonos Abajo had a population of 899 and Montones Arriba had a population of 937.[7]
