Machete, Guayama, Puerto Rico

Machete is a barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,846.^[3][4][5]

Machete
Barrio
Near Highway 54 junction in Machete
Location of Machete within the municipality of Guayama shown in red
Machete Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 17°57′15″N 66°07′18″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Guayama
Area [1]
• Total	4.04 sq mi (10.5 km2)
• Land	3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2)
• Water	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation [2]	52 ft (16 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,846
• Density	1,095.7/sq mi (423.1/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00784

History

In 1770, Machete was part of the territory presided over by caciques Güamaní and Guayama. In the 19th century it became an important sugar producer.^[6]

Machete was in Spain's gazetteers^[7] 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 Machete barrio was 368.^[8]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	368		—
1910	594		61.4%
1920	1,028		73.1%
1930	1,075		4.6%
1940	1,302		21.1%
1950	994		−23.7%
1960	306		−69.2%
1970	373		21.9%
1980	748		100.5%
1990	902		20.6%
2000	2,509		178.2%
2010	3,846		53.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13]

Gallery

• 
  Hacienda Azucarera Vives in Machete

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Machete barrio
3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
6. "La Historia de Puerto Rico a través de sus Barrios: Machete [The History of Puerto Rico through its Barrios: Machete]" (video). www.pbslearningmedia.org (in Spanish). Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades and Sistemas TV. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
7. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
8. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 163.
9. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
10. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
11. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
12. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
13. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.