Macaná, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico

Macaná is a barrio in the municipality of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 803.^[3][4][5]

Macaná
Barrio
Location of Macaná within the municipality of Peñuelas shown in red
Macaná Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°04′40″N 66°45′42″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Peñuelas
Area [1]
• Total	2.17 sq mi (5.6 km2)
• Land	2.17 sq mi (5.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,161 ft (354 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	803
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Macaná 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 Macaná barrio was 1,025.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,025		—
1910	897		−12.5%
1920	1,219		35.9%
1930	1,367		12.1%
1940	1,268		−7.2%
1950	1,584		24.9%
1960	1,107		−30.1%
1970	900		−18.7%
1980	828		−8.0%
1990	726		−12.3%
2000	826		13.8%
2010	803		−2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico