Quinto (Ponce)

Barrio Quinto

Location of barrio Quinto within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
Country  United States
Territory  Puerto Rico
Municipality  Ponce
Area
 • Total 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Land 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 724
 • Density 6,582/sq mi (2,541/km2)
  Source: 2000 Census

Quinto (Barrio Quinto) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto, and Sexto, Quinto is one the municipality's six original urban barrios. It was organized in 1878.[1]

Location

Quinto is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and northeast of the traditional center of the city, Plaza Las Delicias.

Boundaries

Francisco Pancho Coimbre Museum at Lolita Tizol and Castillo Streets in Barrio Quinto

Barrio Quinto is bounded on the North by Guadalupe Street, on the South by Isabel Street, on the West by Atocha Street, and on the East by Rio Portugues.[2]

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Quinto is bounded in the North by Sexto, in the South by Tercero, in the West by Segundo, and in the East by Machuelo Abajo.

Barrio Quinto is part of Ponce's historic district, and the home of tenor Antonio Paoli (above) is one of many historic structures in Barrio Quinto

Features and demographics

Quinto has 0.1 square miles (260,000 m2) of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Qinto was 724. The population density in Quinto was 6,811 persons per square mile.[3]

Notable landmarks

Quinto is home to the Museo Francisco Pancho Coimbre. Also the old Isabel II Marketplace (Plaza del Mercado) is located here. Casa Paoli and other notable structures of colonial Ponce, such as the NRHP-listed Font-Ubides House, the Mercado de las Carnes (Plaza Juan Ponce de León), and the old Spanish Military Headquarters/city jail, are also located in Barrio Quinto.

Coordinates: 18°00′53″N 66°36′38″W / 18.0147344°N 66.6104550°W / 18.0147344; -66.6104550[4]

References

  1. ↑ Barrios de Ponce. Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 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 February 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ City Melt Retrieved, February 17, 2010.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quinto Barrio
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