Costa is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,628.

History

Costa 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 combined population of Costa and Parguera barrios was 1,256.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	852		—
1920	700		−17.8%
1930	599		−14.4%
1940	865		44.4%
1950	1,099		27.1%
1960	785		−28.6%
1970	664		−15.4%
1980	1,198		80.4%
1990	1,516		26.5%
2000	1,730		14.1%
2010	1,628		−5.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico