Abras, Corozal, Puerto Rico
History
Abras was in Spain's gazetteers 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 Abras barrio was 1,183.
Features and demographics
Abras has 3.8 square miles (9.8 km) of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 2,262 with a population density of 595.3 inhabitants per square mile (229.8/km).
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,183 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,314 | 11.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,619 | 23.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,730 | 6.9% | |
| 1940 | 2,110 | 22.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,393 | −34.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,039 | −25.4% | |
| 1970 | 977 | −6.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,208 | 23.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,634 | 35.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,984 | 21.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,262 | 14.0% | |
| 2020 | 2,077 | −8.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 2020 | |||
PR-821 is the main north-south road through Abras.
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Puerto Rico Highway 142 in Abras -
Mavilla River between Corozal and Vega Alta
Mavilla Bridge
A bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico is between Abras barrio and Palmarejo barrio, also in Corozal.
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Mavilla Bridge (Ca. 2015)
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 Abras barrio:
Abras
Sector Cueva de Paca, Sector El Brillante, Sector Hoya Ranch, Sector La Alcoba, Sector La Calabaza, Sector La Pollera, Sector Los Ramos, Sector Los Torres, Sector Marcelo Rosado, Sector Parcelas, Sector Víctor Pantojas, Urbanización Vista del Río I, Urbanización Vista del Río II, and Urbanización Vista del Río III.
Abras Centro
Sector Carretera (from La Capilla to Sector Sandoval), Sector Chago Adorno, Sector Charol, Sector El Convento, Sector La Capilla, Sector La Escuelita, Sector Lorenzo Agosto, Sector Los Bruno, and Sector Sandoval.
Abras Mavilla
Sector Adolfa, Sector Balalaika, Sector El Batey, Sector Los Bruno, Sector Los Mudos, Sector Los Rolones, Sector Los Rosado, Sector Los Torres, Urbanización Jardines de Mavilla, Urbanización Las Brisas, Urbanización Quintas de Plaza Aquarium, and Urbanización San Rafael.
