Quinto | |
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 Location of barrio Quinto within the municipality of Ponce shown in red | |
  Quinto Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates:18°00′52″N66°36′35″W / 18.014344°N 66.609741°W /18.014344; -66.609741[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 568 |
| • Density | 5,680/sq mi (2,190/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Quinto (Barrio Quinto) is one of the 31barrios of the municipality ofPonce, Puerto Rico. Together withPrimero,Segundo,Tercero,Cuarto, andSexto, Quinto is one of the municipality'ssix original urban barrios. It was organized in 1878.[3]
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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.
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Barrio Quinto is bounded on the North by Guadalupe Street, on the South by Isabel Street, on the West byAtocha Street, and on the East byRio Portugues.[4]
In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Quinto is bounded in the North bySexto, in the South byTercero, in the West bySegundo, and in the East byMachuelo Abajo.
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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.[5]
In 2010, the population of Quinto was 568 persons, and it had a density of 5,680 persons per square mile.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 4,511 | — | |
| 1910 | 4,221 | −6.4% | |
| 1920 | 4,808 | 13.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,512 | −47.8% | |
| 1940 | 3,041 | 21.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,551 | −16.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,938 | −24.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,533 | −20.9% | |
| 1980 | 1,247 | −18.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,026 | −17.7% | |
| 2000 | 724 | −29.4% | |
| 2010 | 568 | −21.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[7] 1910-1930[8] 1930-1950[9] 1960[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Quinto is home to theMuseo Francisco Pancho Coimbre. Also, theIsabel II Marketplace (Plaza del Mercado de Ponce) is located here.NRHP-listed landmarks in Barrio Quinto include theFont-Ubides House, theMercado de las Carnes (Plaza Juan Ponce de León), and the oldSpanish Military Headquarters/city jail.
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