Guayabal is a barrio in the municipality of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,835.[3][4][5]
Guayabal | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Cueva Lucero in Guayabal | |
 Location of Guayabal within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red | |
  Guayabal Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°04′52″N 66°28′23″W / 18.081041°N 66.473111°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Juana Díaz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.07 sq mi (15.7 km2) |
| • Land | 5.89 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,835 |
| • Density | 990.7/sq mi (382.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00795 |
History
Guayabal 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 population of Guayabal barrio was 2,034.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,034 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,610 | 28.3% | |
| 1920 | 2,937 | 12.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,553 | −13.1% | |
| 1940 | 2,823 | 10.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,609 | 27.8% | |
| 1960 | 4,226 | 17.1% | |
| 1970 | 5,130 | 21.4% | |
| 1980 | 5,662 | 10.4% | |
| 1990 | 5,755 | 1.6% | |
| 2000 | 5,774 | 0.3% | |
| 2010 | 5,835 | 1.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Features
Cueva Lucero is an archeological site located in Guayabal.
