Ríos, Patillas, Puerto Rico
History
Ríos 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 Los Ríos and Pollos barrios was 1,075.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 666 | — | |
| 1920 | 725 | 8.9% | |
| 1930 | 693 | −4.4% | |
| 1940 | 801 | 15.6% | |
| 1950 | 873 | 9.0% | |
| 1960 | 681 | −22.0% | |
| 1970 | 696 | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 493 | −29.2% | |
| 1990 | 440 | −10.8% | |
| 2000 | 488 | 10.9% | |
| 2010 | 348 | −28.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 | |||
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 Los Ríos barrio:
Carretera 184, Carretera 758, Carretera 762, Sector Avispas, Sector Fondo del Saco, Sector Las Parcelas, Sector Los Cafeítos, Sector Los Morales, and Sector Los Ríos.
