Mayagüez barrio-pueblo
Mayagüez barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Mayagüez | |
|---|---|
Municipality Seat | |
Plaza Colón in Mayagüez | |
Location of Mayagüez barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Mayagüez shown in red | |
Mayagüez barrio-pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°12′12″N 67°08′46″W / 18.203335°N 67.14617°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Mayagüez |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.58 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,569 |
| • Density | 10,550.2/sq mi (4,073.5/km2) |
| Source: 2020 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Mayagüez barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Mayagüez, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2020 was 18,569.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 16,503 | — | |
| 1920 | 19,124 | 15.9% | |
| 1930 | 37,060 | 93.8% | |
| 1940 | 50,376 | 35.9% | |
| 1950 | 58,944 | 17.0% | |
| 1960 | 50,147 | −14.9% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 40,247 | — | |
| 1990 | 35,279 | −12.3% | |
| 2000 | 32,043 | −9.2% | |
| 2010 | 26,903 | −16.0% | |
| 2020 | 18,569 | −31.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 | |||