Magas, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico

Magas is a rural barrio with an urban area in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,436.^[3][4]

Magas
Barrio
Puerto Rico Highway 2 between Cedro and Magas
Location of Magas within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
Magas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°01′36″N 66°46′34″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Guayanilla
Area [1]
• Total	3.44 sq mi (8.9 km2)
• Land	3.44 sq mi (8.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	410 ft (120 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,436
• Density	998.8/sq mi (385.6/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Features and demographics

Magas has 3.44 square miles (8.9 km²) of land area and no water area. In 2010, its population was 3,436 with a population density of 998.8 inhabitants per square mile (385.6/km²).^[5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	758		—
1920	792		4.5%
1930	926		16.9%
1940	1,221		31.9%
1950	1,547		26.7%
1960	2,219		43.4%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	2,346		—
1990	2,421		3.2%
2000	3,465		43.1%
2010	3,436		−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[6] 1910-1930[7] 1930-1950[8] 1980-2000[9] 2010[10]

History

Magas was in Spain's gazetteers^[11] 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 Magas and Playa barrios was 962.^[12]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico