Quebrada Vueltas
Quebrada Vueltas is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,665.
History
Quebrada Vueltas 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 Quebrada Vueltas and Florencio barrios was 1,289.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 591 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,133 | 91.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,865 | 64.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,124 | 13.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,740 | −18.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,558 | −10.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,727 | 10.8% | |
| 1980 | 2,427 | 40.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,483 | 2.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,239 | 30.4% | |
| 2010 | 3,665 | 13.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 | |||
Sites
Montesol Shopping Center is in Quebrada Vueltas.
Gallery
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View of Melones Beach in Culebra from Quebrada Vueltas -
