San Patricio, Ponce, Puerto Rico

San Patricio is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios, along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limón, Real, and Marueño, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo. Its northern edge borders the municipalities of Utuado and Jayuya. It was founded in 1878.^[3] Barrio San Patricio is one of three Ponce barrios (the others are Barrio Guaraguao and Barrio Anón) located on the Cordillera Central mountain range.^[4]

San Patricio
Barrio
Street scene at PR-503 South and PR-505 in Barrio San Patricio, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Location of barrio San Patricio within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
San Patricio Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°08′10″N 66°38′34″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Ponce
Area [1]
• Total	6.85 sq mi (17.7 km2)
• Land	6.85 sq mi (17.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,103 ft (641 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	564
• Density	82.3/sq mi (31.8/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Location

San Patricio is a rural and mountainous barrio located in the northern section of the municipality, north of downtown Ponce, at latitude 18.133586 N, and longitude -66.636444 W.^[5] The toponymy, or origin of the name, is related to the Catholic Church saint San Patricio.^[6]

San Patrick after whom the barrio is named.

Boundaries

It is bounded on the North by PR-143 (Ruta Panorámica), on the South by PR-505 and Pasto II Road, on the West by PR-503 (roughly), Los Banch Road, PR-10 (roughly), and on the East by Tres Palos Road, Tres Palos Ramili Road, PR-139 (Ramal/No Name), and El Seto II Road.^[7][8]

In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, San Patricio is bounded in the North by Barrio Consejo of the municipality of Utuado, and Barrios Pica and Jauca of the municipality of Jayuya, in the South by Tibes and Montes Llanos, in the West by Barrio Portugues of the municipality of Adjuntas and barrio Guaraguao, and in the East by barrios Anón and Maragüez.^[9] Bordering three municipalities, San Patricio has the distinction of bordering more municipalities than any of the other barrios of Ponce.

Features and demographics

A view from Barrio San Patricio, looking south. PR-10 can be seen in the distance and the island of Caja de Muertos is in the far background

The community of La Gloria is located in the northern part of barrio San Patricio.^[9] Roads servicing San Patricio include PR-10 in the southwestern section of its territory, PR-503 and PR-505 in the central section of the barrio, and PR-143 in the northern edge.^[7]

San Patricio has 6.9 square miles (18 km²) of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of San Patricio was 465 persons, and it had a density of 68 persons per square mile.^[5] It is the least densely populated barrio of the municipality of Ponce. It is also the second least populated, after Montes Llanos. One of its communities is named La Mocha.^[10]

In 2010, the population of San Patricio was 564 persons, and it had a density of 82.3 persons per square mile.^[11]

The highest point in Barrio San Patricio stands at 2,804 feet and is located at the extreme northwestern tip of the barrio.^[12]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,217		—
1910	1,036		−14.9%
1920	1,340		29.3%
1930	999		−25.4%
1940	943		−5.6%
1950	1,099		16.5%
1960	939		−14.6%
1970	597		−36.4%
1980	115		−80.7%
1990	612		432.2%
2000	465		−24.0%
2010	564		21.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[13] 1910-1930[14] 1930-1950[15] 1960[16] 1980-2000[17] 2010[18]

Landmarks

Barrio San Patricio is the origin of Río San Patricio.^[7]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Patricio barrio
3. Ubeda y Delgado, Manuel. (1878). Isla de Puerto Rico: Estudio histórico, geográfico y estadístico de la misma. Cited in, Municipio de Ponce: Memoria Suplementaria al Mapa de Límites del Municipio y sus Barrios," (1953). Ponce, Puerto Rico: Planning Board. p.7. Accessed 3 March 2017.
4. Ponce: Topografía. Proyecto Salon Hogar. Accessed 13 March 2019.
5. City Melt Retrieved, February 20, 2010.
6. Government of the Municipality of Ponce. Periodico "El Señorial". Special issue: Carnaval Ponceño 2013. February 2013. Page 17. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
7. 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 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 20, 2010.
8. Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
9. Mapa de Localizacion Limite de Barrios de Ponce. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
10. Inunda la solidaridad a plantel ponceño. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
11. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
12. Maptest. Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 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 10 November 2011.
13. "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.
14. "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.
15. "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.
16. 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.
17. "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.
18. 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.

External links

• Media related to San Patricio at Wikimedia Commons