Matón Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 926.[3][4][5]
Matón Abajo | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Matón Abajo within the municipality of Cayey shown in red | |
  Matón Abajo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°07′31″N 66°12′09″W / 18.125296°N 66.202372°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cayey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.93 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.93 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 926 |
| • Density | 479.8/sq mi (185.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Matón Abajo 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 Matón Abajo and Piedras barrios was 965.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 865 | — | |
| 1920 | 798 | −7.7% | |
| 1930 | 918 | 15.0% | |
| 1940 | 916 | −0.2% | |
| 1950 | 936 | 2.2% | |
| 1960 | 970 | 3.6% | |
| 1970 | 557 | −42.6% | |
| 1980 | 948 | 70.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,109 | 17.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,184 | 6.8% | |
| 2010 | 926 | −21.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
