Río Grande, Morovis, Puerto Rico


Río Grande is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 594.

History

The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Río Grande barrio was 841.

Hurricane Maria

Barrio Río Grande was badly hit by Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017. The Río Grande River destroyed many homes and came up as high as 2 feet under La Playita restaurant, which is a restaurant up on stilts. The people in the community were left isolated and without power.

Sectors

Barrios in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores. The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.
The following sectors are in Río Grande barrio:
Sector Delgado,
Sector El Cerro,
Sector Fontán,
Sector La Playita,
Sector Los Quendo, and
Tramo Puerto Rico Highway 155.