Vegas, Cayey, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Vegas is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,083.[3][4][5]
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Vegas | |
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Barrio | |
Puerto Rico Highway 52 in Vegas | |
 Location of Vegas within the municipality of Cayey shown in red | |
  Vegas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°07′42″N 66°06′48″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cayey |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.14 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.13 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,247 ft (380 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,083 |
| • Density | 1,304.5/sq mi (503.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Vegas 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 combined population of Vegas, Cedro and Farallón barrios was 1,043.[7]
