Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico Explained

Official Name:Tercero
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Barrio
Pushpin Map:Caribbean
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.011°N -66.6101°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name: Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Ponce
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:0.08
Area Land Sq Mi:0.08
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:Source: 2010 Census
Population Total:668
Population Density Sq Mi:8350
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Elevation Ft:52

Tercero (Barrio Tercero) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Primero, Segundo, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Tercero is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. It was organized in 1878.[2]

Location

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

Boundaries

Barrio Tercero is bounded on the North by Isabel Street, on the South by Comercio/Francisco Parra Duperón Street, on the West by Plaza Degetau and Plaza Munoz Rivera Streets, and on the East by Rio Portugues.[3]

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

Features and demographics

In 2000, Tercero had 0.1sqmi of land area and no water area. The population of Tercero was 773. The population density in Tercero was 10,134 persons per square mile.[4]

In 2010, it had 0.08sqmi of land area and no water area. Its population was 668 persons, and it had a density of 8,350 persons per square mile.[5]

Notable landmarks

Tercero is home to many city landmarks.[6] The Antonio Arias Ventura promenade, Ponce History Museum, Tricentennial Park, Teatro La Perla, and the Museum of Puerto Rican Music are all located in Barrio Tercero. Also, the NRHP-listed Banco de Ponce, Ponce High School, Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño, and Salazar-Candal House are found in Barrio Tercero as well.

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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.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.
  4. http://www.citymelt.com/city/Puerto-Rico/Tercero+Barrio-PR.html City Melt
  5. Book: Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf . 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.
  6. http://www.visitaaponce.com/oficina_permisos/oot/Plan_Area/106A.pdf Plan de Area de los Centros Urbanos de Ponce: Map 106A.