Matuyas Alto

Matuyas Alto is a barrio in the municipality of Maunabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 288.^[3][4][5]

Matuyas Alto
Barrio
Location of Matuyas Alto within the municipality of Maunabo shown in red
Matuyas Alto Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°02′36″N 65°58′13″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Maunabo
Area [1]
• Total	3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2)
• Land	3.51 sq mi (9.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	840 ft (260 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	288
• Density	82.1/sq mi (31.7/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

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]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico