Maragüez
Barrio
Location of barrio Maragüez within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Location of barrio Maragüez within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Maragüez is located in Caribbean
Maragüez
Maragüez
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°05′53″N 66°35′20″W / 18.098014°N 66.589018°W / 18.098014; -66.589018[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Area
[1]
 • Total6.40 sq mi (16.6 km2)
 • Land5.34 sq mi (13.8 km2)
 • Water1.06 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Elevation
[2]
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total545
 • Density102.1/sq mi (39.4/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)

Maragüez (Barrio Maragüez) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Maragüez is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin.[3] It was created in 1878.[4]

Location

Maragüez is a rural barrio located in the northeastern section of the municipality, northeast of the city of Ponce at latitude 18.106178 N, and longitude -66.595986 W.[5]

Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by barrios Anón and San Patricio, in the South by barrio Cerrillos, in the West by barrios Monte Llano and Machuelo Arriba, and in the East by barrios Anón and Real. Río Cerrillos runs a large stretch of its course through barrio Maragüez, and is known locally (and unofficially) as Rio Maragüez.

Features and demographics

Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) in Barrio Maraguez, heading South-bound, with the City of Ponce and the Rio Portugues channel in the background and the Caribbean Sea in the far background
Parque Cerrillos

In 1920 Maragüez had a population of 616 inhabitants.[6] By 2000, the population of Maragüez had grown to only 754 persons, making it the fourth least populated barrio of the municipality after 80 years.[7] At 142 persons per square mile, Maragüez is also the fourth least densely populated barrio in the municipality.[8] The main road serving barrio Maragüez is PR-139.[9]

In 2010, the population of Maragüez was 545 persons, and it had a density of 102.1 persons per square mile.[10]

The highest point in Barrio Maragüez stands at 2,132 feet and is located at the extreme northeast tip of the barrio. Another notable land feature is the Cerro Santo Domingo which stands at 2,004 feet.[11]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19001,756—
19101,752−0.2%
19201,643−6.2%
19301,6711.7%
19401,7172.8%
19501,642−4.4%
19601,6741.9%
19701,7474.4%
19801,94711.4%
1990781−59.9%
2000754−3.5%
2010545−27.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[12] 1910-1930[13]
1930-1950[14] 1960[15] 1980-2000[16] 2010[17]

Landmarks

The Cerrillos Dam over Río Cerrillos is located in barrio Maraguez.[18] Cerrillos Lake is located in Barrio Maragüez.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maragüez barrio
  3. ↑ Sunny A. Cabrera Salcedo. Hacia un Estudio Integral de la Toponimia del Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ph. D. dissertation. May 1999. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Graduate School. Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Page 54.
  4. ↑ Barrios de Ponce. Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. ↑ City Melt Retrieved, March 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ 1920 Census
  7. ↑ Ponce, Puerto Rico: Barrios. Areciboweb. Retrieved, February 14, 2010.
  8. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. Ponce and Its Barrios. (Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico -- County Subdivision and Place. GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000. Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data) Archived 12 February 2020 at archive.today Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  10. ↑ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  11. ↑ Maptest. Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  15. ↑ Census of Population, 1960: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Characteristics, General Social and Economic Characteristics, and Detailed Characteristics. Characteristics of the population. U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1963. pp. 97–101. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  17. ↑ 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 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  18. ↑ Cerrillos Dam Archived 2009-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 21, 2010.
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