Matuyas Alto
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Barrio
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Location of Matuyas Alto within the municipality of Maunabo shown in red
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Location of Puerto Rico | |
Coordinates: 18°02′36″N 65°58′13″W / 18.043308°N 65.970302°W / 18.043308; -65.970302[1] | |
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Area | |
• Total | 3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
• Land | 3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 288 |
• Density | 82.1/sq mi (31.7/km2) |
Source: 2010 Census | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Matuyas Alto is a barrio in the municipality of Maunabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 288.[3][4][5]
Matuyas Alto was in Spain's gazetteers[6] 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 Matuyas Alto and Matuyas Bajo barrios was 941.[7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 369 | — | |
1920 | 585 | 58.5% | |
1930 | 559 | −4.4% | |
1940 | 708 | 26.7% | |
1950 | 676 | −4.5% | |
1960 | 511 | −24.4% | |
1970 | 410 | −19.8% | |
1980 | 269 | −34.4% | |
1990 | 322 | 19.7% | |
2000 | 413 | 28.3% | |
2010 | 288 | −30.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] |
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