Juan Alonso, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Barrio of Puerto Rico
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Juan Alonso is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,158.[3][4][5]
Juan Alonso | |
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Barrio | |
Location of Juan Alonso within the municipality of Mayagüez shown in red | |
  Juan Alonso Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′33″N 67°05′55″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Mayagüez |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.79 sq mi (7.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.79 sq mi (7.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,158 |
| • Density | 415.1/sq mi (160.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Juan Alonso 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 Juan Alonso barrio was 1,041.[7]
