Rosario, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Barrio of Puerto Rico
Barrio in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
18°10′04″N 67°05′26″W / 18.167738°N 67.090616°W / 18.167738; -67.090616[1]Commonwealth Puerto RicoMunicipality MayagüezArea
[1]
 • Total2.01 sq mi (5.2 km2) • Land2.01 sq mi (5.2 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)Elevation
[2]
650 ft (200 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,289 • Density698/sq mi (269/km2) Source: 2020 CensusTime zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Rosario is a barrio located between the municipalities of San Germán, Puerto Rico and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2020 United States Census was 1,289.[3][4][5]

History

Rosario 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 Rosario barrio was 852.[7]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900852—
19108641.4%
19209054.7%
1930900−0.6%
19401,09021.1%
1950688−36.9%
19607153.9%
1970640−10.5%
198075317.7%
19901,48396.9%
20001,6309.9%
20101,403−13.9%
20201,289−8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9]
1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Geography

Rosario is located in the Cerro Las Mesas, and borders the barrios of Juan Alonso and Limón in Mayagüez, and barrio Montoso of Las Marías, Puerto Rico on the north side. On the south side, it borders the barrios of Duey Bajo, Duey Alto, and Oconuco Bajo in San Germán. To the east, it is also adjacent to the barrio Montoso of Las Marías and Oconuco Alto in San Germán. To the west, it is bordered by the barrios of Quebrada Grande and Malezas, and the barrio Jagüitas in Hormigueros.

Rosario covers an area of approximately 7,672 acres of land, which is equivalent to 11.64 square miles. It is mainly a mountainous region, with rugged topography accounting for 75% of its surface. Another 17% of its surface is classified as moderate, while the remaining 8% is classified as flat terrain. The northern border of el Rosario is formed by the Rosario River, which originates in the mountains of Maricao and divides the western sector of Rosario on the Mayagüez side. To the south, Rosario is bordered by the Nueve Pasos River and the Duey River.[13]

Sectors

Rosario is divided into three main sectors: Rosario Alto in Mayagüez, Rosario Bajo, and Rosario Peñón in San Germán.

See also

  • flagPuerto Rico portal

References

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosario barrio
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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. 164.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Pagán Feliciano, Nelson A. El Poblado de Rosario: Notas para su Historia. Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica. p. 13.


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