Guavate, Cayey, Puerto Rico
Guavate | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Three Kings Monument carved by sculptor Juan Santos Torres at the Loma de los Tres Reyes Magos | |
 Location of Guavate within the municipality of Cayey shown in red | |
  Guavate Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°07′56″N 66°04′43″W / 18.132132°N 66.078516°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cayey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.52 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Land | 4.52 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,673 ft (510 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,870 |
| • Density | 413.7/sq mi (159.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00736 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
Guavate is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,870.[3][4][5]
History
The barrio 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 Beatriz and Guavate barrios was 853.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 433 | — | |
| 1920 | 320 | −26.1% | |
| 1930 | 519 | 62.2% | |
| 1940 | 949 | 82.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,031 | 8.6% | |
| 1960 | 931 | −9.7% | |
| 1980 | 939 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,562 | 66.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,491 | −4.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,870 | 25.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Tourism
Guavate is known for its "pork highway" (a stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 184) and was featured in the Discover Puerto Rico tourism campaign of 2019 for being a must-see place in Puerto Rico because of its tender pork cuisine, mild weather and scenic views of Sierra de Cayey.[13][14] The Carite State Forest is located nearby.
Notable residents
Juan Santos Torres El Picapiedras de Guavate is a well-known Puerto Rican sculptor who lives in and has a workshop in Guavate.[13][15][16]
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guavate barrio
- ^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
- ^ Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 162.
- ^ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ a b "Top Places to See in Puerto Rico". Discover Puerto Rico.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Leisure Guide – 2021". Issuu. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Puertorriqueñísimo - Cayey - El picapiedras de Guavate". YouTube (in Spanish). PuertoRicoNetwork. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "EN FOTOS: Juan Santos, el Picapiedras de Guavate y su arte en mármol". orlandosentinel.com (in Spanish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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