Manhattan Community Board 10

Community Board 10

The Manhattan Community Board 10 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Harlem and Polo Grounds in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Fifth Avenue and Mount Morris Park on the east, Central Park on the south, Harlem River drive, Edgecombe Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, the 123rd street and Morningside Avenue on the west, as well as by the Harlem River on the north.

Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 107,109 up from 99,519 in 1990 and 105,642 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 2,189 (2.0%) are White non Hispanic, 82,750 (77.3%) are African-American, 938 (0.9%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 372 (0.3%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 195 (0.2%) of some other race, 2,646 (2.5%) of two or more race, 18,019 (16.8%) of Hispanic origins. 41.1% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 34.3% in 2000.^[1]

The land area is 897 acres, or 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Manhattan Community Board 10 Profile". The City of New York. http://nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/mn10profile.pdf. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 

External links

• Official site of the Community Board