Tibes

This article is about the barrio. For the archeological site, see Centro Ceremonial Indigena de Tibes.

Tibes
Barrio
Tibes is home to the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
Location of barrio Tibes within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Tibes Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°05′12″N66°38′04″W / 18.086749°N 66.634448°W / 18.086749; -66.634448 [1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Ponce
Area [1]
• Total	6.99 sq mi (18.1 km2)
• Land	6.99 sq mi (18.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,099 ft (335 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	804
• Density	115/sq mi (44/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Tibes (Barrio Tibes) is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Magueyes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, barrio Tibes is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. Tibes attracted attention recently when, in 1975, what was to become the discovery of the oldest cemetery in the West Indies came about as a result of rainstorms. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. ^[3] It was organized in 1831. ^[4]

Location

Landscape scene in Barrio Tibes at PR-10 northbound approaching PR-503

Tibes is a mountainous rural barrio located in the central section of the municipality, north of the city of Ponce. ^[5] Tibes is located on the foothills of the Cordillera Central. The toponymy, or origin of the name, is related to the hard, smooth stones plentiful in the rivers of this barrio and used by the indigenous peoples of the area as a weapon and the jíbaro countrymen for sharpening agricultural tools such as the machete. ^[6] Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 causing catastrophic damages. Some residents of Tibes were cut off for 3 months, unable to find passage from their homes due to blocked roadways. ^[7]

Boundaries

Tibes is bounded on the North by the hills just north of El Principe Road, on the South by Tibes Road, on the West by the hills west of PR-10, and on the East by Pastillo Road, the hills west of Río Chiquito. ^{[8] [9]}

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Tibes is bounded in the North by Barrio San Patricio, in the South by Portugués, in the West by Guaraguao and Magueyes, and in the East by Barrios Monte Llano and Portugués. ^{[10] [11]}

Features and demographics

Artistic rendering of Portugues Dam in Barrio Tibes

In 2000, Tibes had 7.01 square miles (18 km²) of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Tibes was 866 persons, and it had a density of 124 inhabitants per square mile. ^{[12] [13] [14]} Tibes is the second least populated barrio in Ponce, after San Patricio. Major roads serving Barrio Tibes are PR-10 and PR-503. ^[10]

In 2010, Tibes had 6.99 square miles (18 km²) of land area and no water area. In 2010, the population of Tibes was 804 persons, and it had a density of 115 persons per square mile. ^[15]

The highest point in Barrio Tibes is Cerro del Diablo which stands at 2,234 feet. Another notable land feature is Cerro La Mesa which stands at 1,742 feet. ^[16] Río Portugués is the main body of water running through this barrio. ^[17]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,878		—
1910	1,650		−12.1%
1920	1,957		18.6%
1930	1,612		−17.6%
1940	1,933		19.9%
1950	1,644		−15.0%
1960	1,536		−6.6%
1970	1,475		−4.0%
1980	1,437		−2.6%
1990	888		−38.2%
2000	866		−2.5%
2010	804		−7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) [18] 1910-1930 [19] 1930-1950 [20] 1960 [21] 1980-2000 [22] 2010 [23]

Portugues Dam

The Portugués Dam is also located in Barrio Tibes. ^[24]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tibes barrio
3. Sunny A. Cabrera Salcedo. Hacia un Estudio Integral de la Toponimia del Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ph. D. dissertation. May 1999. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Graduate School. Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Page 54.
4. Barrios de Ponce. Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.
5. City Melt Retrieved, February 26, 2010.
6. Government of the Municipality of Ponce. Periódico "El Señorial". Special issue: Carnaval Ponceño 2013. February 2013. Page 17. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
7. Guzmán, Sandra Torres (20 September 2021). "Huracán María: Vecinos del barrio Tibes tardaron tres meses en abrir caminos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
8. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 February 2010.
9. Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
10. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived 12 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 February 2010.
11. Mapa de Localizacion Limite de Barrios de Ponce. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
12. City Melt Retrieved 27 February 2010.
13. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. Ponce and Its Barrios. (Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico -- County Subdivision and Place. GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000. Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data) Archived 12 February 2020 at archive.today Retrieved 26 February 2010.
14. "CENSUS2". Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
15. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
16. Maptest. Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
17. El barrio Tibes: cuna de uno de las más antiguos asentamientos del país. Ernie Xavier Rivera Collazo. La Perla del Sur. Year 36. Issue 1860. 24–30 July 2019. pp. 14-15. Accessed 25 July 2019.
18. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
19. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
20. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
21. 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 10 June 2023.
22. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
23. 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 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
24. Website of the Municipality of Ponce. Descubrelo > Recursos Naturales. Archived 20 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Tibes at Wikimedia Commons