Yeguada, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

Yeguada
Barrio
Road in Yeguada
Location of Yeguada within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
Yeguada Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°28′28″N66°25′33″W / 18.47455°N 66.425843°W / 18.47455; -66.425843 [1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Vega Baja
Area [1]
• Total	3.24 sq mi (8.4 km2)
• Land	2.46 sq mi (6.4 km2)
• Water	0.78 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,932
• Density	785.4/sq mi (303.2/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Yeguada is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,932. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

History

Native people inhabited Yeguada, and the barrio later came to be known for the breeding of horses used for transportation. ^[6]

The barrio 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 Yeguada barrio was 428. ^[8]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	428		—
1940	827		—
1950	502		−39.3%
1960	398		−20.7%
1980	508		—
1990	896		76.4%
2000	1,724		92.4%
2010	1,932		12.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) [9] 1910-1930 [10] 1930-1950 [11] 1960 [12] 1980-2000 [13] 2010 [14]

Features

Part of the Laguna Tortuguero , a natural reservoir, is located in Yeguada. ^[15]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yeguada 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
6. "Barrios de Vega Baja: Yeguada". Enciclopedia Vegabajeña 2021. May 2, 2021. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 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.  162.
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.
15. "P.L. 94-171 VTD/SLD REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Vega Baja Municipio, PR" (PDF). US Census. Washington, DC. 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2022.