Río Cañas is a barrio in the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 9,683.

History

Río Cañas 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 Río Cañas barrio was 1,336.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,336		—
1910	1,299		−2.8%
1920	2,508		93.1%
1930	2,409		−3.9%
1940	2,739		13.7%
1950	3,975		45.1%
1960	4,767		19.9%
1970	6,250		31.1%
1980	6,289		0.6%
1990	8,416		33.8%
2000	10,982		30.5%
2010	9,683		−11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Notable residents

• Tavín Pumarejo - actor and singer
• Dean Zayas - actor, playwright and professor

Gallery

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  Puerto Rico Highway 795 in Río Cañas
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  Puerto Rico Highway 797 in Río Cañas
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  Puerto Rico Highway 798 in Río Cañas

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico