Matón Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 961.[3][4][5]
Matón Arriba | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Puerto Rico Highway 1 between Matón Arriba and Cayey barrio-pueblo | |
 Location of Matón Arriba within the municipality of Cayey shown in red | |
  Matón Arriba Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°06′27″N 66°11′53″W / 18.107378°N 66.198064°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cayey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.19 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,604 ft (489 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 961 |
| • Density | 438.8/sq mi (169.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Matón Arriba 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 Matón Arriba and Toíta barrios was 1,390.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 809 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,528 | 88.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,603 | 4.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,806 | 12.7% | |
| 1950 | 665 | −63.2% | |
| 1960 | 584 | −12.2% | |
| 1970 | 868 | 48.6% | |
| 1980 | 558 | −35.7% | |
| 1990 | 784 | 40.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,034 | 31.9% | |
| 2010 | 961 | −7.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
