Quebrada Limón Explained

Official Name:Quebrada Limón
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Barrio
Pushpin Map:Caribbean
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.0558°N -66.6717°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name: Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Ponce
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:2.67
Area Land Sq Mi:2.67
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:Source: 2010 Census
Population Total:709
Population Density Sq Mi:265.5
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Elevation Ft:384

Quebrada Limón is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Marueño, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Quebrada Limón is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. It borders the municipality of Peñuelas. It was founded in 1878.[2]

Location

Quebrada Limón is a rural barrio located in the western section of the municipality, northwest of the center of the city at Plaza Las Delicias, and at latitude 18.054552 N, and longitude -66.671163 W.[3] The toponymy, or origin of the name, alludes to the narrow path between mountains oftentimes producing a stream or creek that runs down a glen.[4]

Boundaries

Quebrada Limón is bounded on the North by the hills south of El Pecho Road and the hills north of Marungueyes Road, on the South by the hills north of Bello Road, and Clavel Street, on the West by hills east of PR-520, and on the East by the hills west of PR-502.[5] [6]

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Quebrada Limón is bounded in the North by Marueño, in the South by Canas, in the West by barrios Tallaboa Alta and Rucio of the municipality of Peñuelas, and in the East by Marueño and Canas.

Features and demographics

Quebrada Limón is home to the communities of Pastillo Canas and Hacienda Josefa. Pastillo Canas is located in the southern section of the barrio, near barrio Canas' Pastillo community. The rest of Quebrada Limón is strictly rural.

Quebrada Limón has 2.67sqmi of land area and no water area.[7] In 2000, the population of Quebrada Limón was 804 persons, and it had a density of 301 persons per square mile.

In 2010, the population of Quebrada Limón was 709 persons, and it had a density of 265.5 persons per square mile.[8]

The main road serving barrio Quebrada Limon is PR-502.[9]

The highest point in barrio Quebrada Limón stands at 984 feet over sea level and is located at the extreme northern end of the barrio.[10]

Notable Landmarks

Several streams make their way through this rural barrio, including the brook from which the barrio draws its name: Quebrada Limón (English: Limón Brook). A section of Rio Pastillo also winds its way through the barrio. In fact, Limon Brook feeds into Río Pastillo.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer 2019. US Census . US Government.
  2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poncepr/barrios.html Barrios de Ponce.
  3. http://www.citymelt.com/city/Puerto-Rico/Quebrada+Lim%E3%B3n+Barrio-PR.html City Melt
  4. Government of the Municipality of Ponce. Periodico "El Señorial". Special issue: Carnaval Ponceño 2013. February 2013. Page 17. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  5. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/webcensus/ 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.
  6. http://www.trails.com/topo.aspx?panerror=true&z=19&e=759173.152588761&n=1993318.14420084&s=50&size=s&style=drgsr Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84.
  7. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US72113&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-redoLog=false&-format=CO-2&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_CO2 Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico -- County Subdivision and Place: GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 (Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data)
  8. Book: Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf . 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.
  9. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/webcensus/ 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.
  10. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/maptest Maptest.