Garzas, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

Garzas
Barrio
Garzas Lake
Location of Garzas barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red
Garzas Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°09′05″N 66°44′59″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Adjuntas
Area [1]
• Total	6.37 sq mi (16.5 km^2)
• Land	6.28 sq mi (16.3 km^2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [2]	2,211 ft (674 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,337
• Density	212.9/sq mi (82.2/km^2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Codes	00601, 00631
Area code	787/939
Website	adjuntaspr.com

Garzas is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,337.[3][4][5]

Features

Near the Garzas River is Salto Ataúd, a tiered waterfall on the Río Las Vacas in Garzas, located at GPS coordinates 18.15385°N 66.74065°W / 18.15385; -66.74065 and can be accessed from PR-522.[6]

History

Garzas was in Spain's gazetteers[7] 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 Garzas barrio was 1,425.[8]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,425		—
1910	1,204		−15.5%
1920	1,206		0.2%
1930	904		−25.0%
1940	1,173		29.8%
1950	1,632		39.1%
1960	1,298		−20.5%
1970	1,370		5.5%
1980	1,357		−0.9%
1990	1,317		−2.9%
2000	973		−26.1%
2010	1,337		37.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1960[12] 1980-2000[13] 2010[14]

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garzas, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
6. Guía de Saltos y Caídas de Agua de Puerto Rico (PDF). Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales. 2016. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
7. "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.
8. 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. 165.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. Census of Population, 1960: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Characteristics, General Social and Economic Characteristics, and Detailed Characteristics. Characteristics of the population. U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1963. pp. 97–101. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
13. "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.
14. 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.