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{{Short description|Barrio of Puerto Rico}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Cuarto
| native_name              =
| native_name_lang         = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "es" for Spanish. -->
| settlement_type          = [[List of barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico|Barrio]]
| image_skyline            =
| image_caption            =
| image_map                = Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico.svg
| map_caption              = Location of barrio Cuarto within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
| pushpin_map              = Caribbean
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location of Puerto Rico
| coordinates              = {{Coord|18.007489|-66.610698|region:US-PR|format=dms|display=inline, title}}
| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name="gaze">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer 2019|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_72.txt |website=US Census |publisher=US Government}}</ref>
| subdivision_type         = [[Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)|Commonwealth]]
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[List of municipalities in Puerto Rico|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flagicon image|Bandera de Ponce, Puerto Rico.svg}} [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="gaze" />
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.17
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.17
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0
| population_as_of         = 2010
| population_footnotes     =
| population_note          = Source: 2010 Census
| population_total         = 1999
| population_density_sq_mi = 12493.8
| timezone                 = [[Atlantic Time Zone|AST]]
| utc_offset               = &minus;4
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{GNIS|2415025|Cuarto barrio}}</ref>
| elevation_ft             = 43
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}}
'''Cuarto''' (''Barrio Cuarto'') is one of the 31 [[barrio]]s of the municipality of [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]].  Together with [[Primero (Ponce)|Primero]], [[Segundo (Ponce)|Segundo]], [[Tercero (Ponce)|Tercero]], [[Quinto (Ponce)|Quinto]], and [[Sexto (Ponce)|Sexto]], Cuarto is one of the municipality's [[Ponce, Puerto Rico#Barrios|six core urban barrios]]. It was created in 1878.<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poncepr/barrios.html ''Barrios de Ponce.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930083458/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poncepr/barrios.html |date=30 September 2015 }} Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.</ref>
==Location==
Cuarto is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and southeast of the traditional center of the city, [[Plaza Las Delicias]].
==Boundaries==
[[File:Antiguo Casino de Ponce, in Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2934).jpg|thumb|left|[[Old Ponce Casino|Casino de Ponce]], an important historic landmark, is located in Barrio Cuarto.]]
It is bounded on the North by Comercio/[[Francisco Parra Duperón]] Street, on the South by [[Ramón Power y Giralt|Ramón Power]] Street, on the West by [[Eugenio Maria de Hostos]] Avenue and Marina Streets, and on the East by [[Rio Portugues]].<ref>[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.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812171159/http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/webcensus/ |date=August 12, 2010 }} Retrieved February 17, 2010.</ref>  In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Cuarto is bounded in the North by Barrio [[Tercero (Ponce)|Tercero]], in the South by [[Canas Urbano]], in the West by [[Primero (Ponce)|Primero]], and in the East by [[San Antón]].
==Features and demographics==
Cuarto has {{convert|0.2|sqmi|m2|sigfig=2}} of land area and no water area.  In 2000, the population of Cuarto was 3,011. The population density in Cuarto was 18,303 persons per square mile.<ref>[http://www.citymelt.com/city/Puerto-Rico/Cuarto+Barrio-PR.html City Melt] Retrieved, February 17, 2010.</ref>
In 2010, the population of Cuarto was 1,999 persons, and it had a density of 12493.8 persons per square mile.<ref name= "2010 Census">{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf | url = https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
The communities of Belgica<ref>[http://www.letsgotoponce.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=161&Itemid=81 ''10,000 New Housing Units Expected for Ponce Historical District.'' Belgica sector to be renovated.] Retrieved April 15, 2010.</ref> and El Bosque are found in Barrio Cuarto as are several other smaller communities.
{{US Census population| align= right
| 1900= 3364
| 1910= 3730
| 1920= 5585
| 1930= 8090
| 1940= 8142
| 1950= 7775
| 1960= 6332
| 1970= 5048
| 1980= 3428
| 1990= 2763
| 2000= 3011
| 2010= 1999
| 2020=
| align-fn=center
| footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<br />1899 (shown as 1900)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|title=Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899|publisher=War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716033905/https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|archive-date=July 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 1910-1930<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|title=Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817181600/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|archive-date=August 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><br />1930-1950<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|title=Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830033735/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|archive-date=August 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> 1960<ref>{{cite book | title=Census of Population, 1960: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Characteristics, General Social and Economic Characteristics, and Detailed Characteristics. Characteristics of the population | publisher=U.S. Bureau of the Census| issue=v. 1 | year=1963 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nd8WAAAAYAAJ | access-date=June 10, 2023 | pages=97–101}}</ref> 1980-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|title=Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724061852/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|archive-date=July 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 2010<ref name= "US2010Census">{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf|url=https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2019-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220183043/https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|archive-date=2017-02-20|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
==Landmarks==
Cuarto is home to [[Parque de la Abolicion]] on its southwestern edge. The [[NRHP]]-listed [[Casa Paoli]], [[Old Ponce Casino]], [[Ponce Massacre Museum]], and [[Iglesia de la Santisima Trinidad|Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad]] are all located in Barrio Cuarto. The Puerto Rico Islamic Center at Ponce (see side photo) is also located in Barrio Cuarto.
[[File:IMG 3392 - Centro Islamico de Ponce, PR.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Puerto Rico Islamic Center at Ponce on Luna Street, Barrio Cuarto, a few blocks from downtown]]
==Notable people from Barrio Cuarto==
* [[Domingo Marrero Navarro]], educator, writer, and speaker from the Belgica sector of Barrio Cuarto.<ref>[http://www.metro.inter.edu/facultad/esthumanisticos/coleccion_domingo/Datos%20Biograficos%20Marrero.pdf ''Breves Datos Biográficos del Rvdo. Prof. Domingo Marrero Navarro (1909‐1960).''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730034808/http://www.metro.inter.edu/facultad/esthumanisticos/coleccion_domingo/Datos%20Biograficos%20Marrero.pdf |date=30 July 2010 }} Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Accessed 31 March 2018.</ref>
* [[Ruth Fernández]], internationally known contralto singer from the Belgica sector of Barrio Cuarto.<ref>[http://www.periodicolaperla.com/inmortalizaran-con-museo-a-la-negra-de-ponce/ ''Inmortalizarán a La Negra de Ponce.''] Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce Puerto Rico. Year 30, Issue 1491. (27 June 2012) Page 12. Retrieved 4 July 2012. Weblink updated: 31 March 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.prpop.org/biografias/r_bios/ruth_fernandez.shtml ''Biografías: Ruth Fernández.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120907002125/http://www.prpop.org/biografias/r_bios/ruth_fernandez.shtml |date=7 September 2012 }} Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular. 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=06100235&highlight=%2Bruth+%2Bfernandez&page=4 ''Arts / History of Puerto Rican Music.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707074045/http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=06100235&highlight=%2Bruth+%2Bfernandez&page=4 |date=2012-07-07 }} Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 7 December 2011.</ref>
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==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
Museo de la Masacre de Ponce (IMG 2929).jpg|Human rights museum [[Museo de la Masacre de Ponce]] on Calle Marina
Concha Acustica de Ponce, Calle Marina and Calle Mayor, Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, looking south (DSC00373).jpg|Open-air amphitheater on Calle Marina and Calle Mayor
Holy Trinity Church in Barrio Cuarto in Ponce, PR, looking east (IMG 2980).jpg|The first (1873) Protestant church in Latin America, on Calle Marina
Casa Paoli Ponce 330.jpg|Home of 'The king of tenors', [[Antonio Paoli]], on Calle Mayor
</gallery>
==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
* [[List of communities in Puerto Rico]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredandrebecca/5579506490/in/photostream/ A 1911 picture of Calle Comercio, Barrio Cuarto's northern boundary (Barrio Cuarto is the right side of the street), looking east from Calle Marina] at [[Plaza Degetau]]. Accessed 14 July 2020.
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