Segundo, Ponce, Puerto Rico

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Segundo
Barrio
Una calle en el Barrio Segundo, Zona Historica de Ponce, Ponce, PR (DSC05640).jpg
A street in Barrio Segundo at dusk, in the Ponce Historic Zone
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Location of barrio Segundo within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
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Segundo
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°00′52″N66°37′15″W / 18.014444°N 66.620809°W / 18.014444; -66.620809 [1]
Commonwealth Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Municipality Bandera de Ponce, Puerto Rico.svg Ponce
Area
[1]
 • Total0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
 • Land0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,213
 • Density13,609.4/sq mi (5,254.6/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Segundo (Barrio Segundo) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Primero, Tercero, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Segundo is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. It was organized in 1878. [3] Barrio Segundo has 3 subbarrios: Baldority de Castro (or just "Baldorioty"), Clausells, [lower-alpha 1] and Reparada. [4]

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Location

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

Boundaries

Barrio Segundo is bounded on the North by Cinco Street, Pico Dulce Street, and Paseo de la Cruceta, on the South by Villa Street, on the West by Global Street, and on the East by Atocha, Plaza Munoz Rivera, and Plaza Degetau Streets. [5]

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Segundo is bounded in the North by Portugués Urbano, in the South by Primero and Canas Urbano, in the West by Canas Urbano, and in the East by Sexto, Quinto, and Tercero.

The communities of Clausells, Ferran, and Tamarindo are located in Segundo.

25 de Enero Street, built for the families of Ponce firefighters in the nineteenth century, is located in Barrio Segundo Calle 25 de Enero.jpg
25 de Enero Street, built for the families of Ponce firefighters in the nineteenth century, is located in Barrio Segundo

Features and demographics

Segundo has 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Segundo was 11,321. In 2010, the population of Segundo was 7,213 persons, and it had a density of 13,609.4 persons per square mile. [6]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 5,866—
1910 10,65781.7%
1920 13,88630.3%
1930 18,54433.5%
1940 26,02240.3%
1950 25,941−0.3%
1960 23,481−9.5%
1970 19,541−16.8%
1980 13,555−30.6%
1990 11,072−18.3%
2000 11,3212.2%
2010 7,213−36.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) [7] 1910-1930 [8]
1930-1950 [9] 1960 [10] 1980-2000 [11] 2010 [12]

Notable landmarks

Segundo is home to a large number of Ponce's landmarks and historic sites. Plaza Las Delicias, 25 de Enero Street, and Paseo Atocha, are located there.

The NRHP-listed Parque de Bombas, Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe Cathedral, Armstrong-Poventud Residence, Casa Wiechers-Villaronga (Architecture Museum), Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro, Albergue Caritativo Tricoche, Casa Miguel C. Godreau, and Subira House are all located in Barrio Segundo.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Eduardo Questell Rodriguez, Pedro Clausells (ca. 1840 - ca. 1910) was a land surveyor from Ponce (See Eduardo Questell Rodriguez, Historia de la Comunidad Bélgica de Ponce, a partir de la Hacienda Muñiz y Otros datos. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Editores Mariana. 2018. pages 59-60.) He may have been a member of the family that owned Finca Clausells located in the subbarrio by that name (see Office of Head Start - Grantee Profile. Current Legally Approved Service Area: Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. HERE).

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Segundo barrio
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Economics and Statistics Administration. U.S. Census Bureau. Page 74. Accessed 12 February 2019.
  5. ↑ 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 February 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ 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.
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