Manhattan Community Board 12
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The Manhattan Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the city of New York
, encompassing the neighborhood of Inwood
and Washington Heights
in the borough of Manhattan
. It is delimited by the Harlem River
on the east and on the north, the Hudson River
on the west and the 155th Street
on the south.
or Pacific Islander, 505 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 727 (0.3%) of some other race, 2,736 (1.3%) of two or more race,154,414 (74.1%) of Hispanic origins. 42.3% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 33.3% in 2000.
The land area is 1,790.6 acres, or 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²).
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, encompassing the neighborhood of Inwood
Inwood, Manhattan
Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan Island in the New York City borough of Manhattan.-Geography:Inwood is physically bounded by the Harlem River to the north and east, and the Hudson River to the west. It extends southward to Fort Tryon Park and alternatively Dyckman Street or...
and Washington Heights
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
in the borough of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. It is delimited by the Harlem River
Harlem River
The Harlem River is a navigable tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the Hudson River and the East River, separating the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx...
on the east and on the north, the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
on the west and the 155th Street
155th Street (Manhattan)
155th Street is a major crosstown street in the Harlem neighborhood, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is the northernmost of the 155 crosstown streets mapped out in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811 that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.155th Street starts on the West...
on the south.
Demographics
As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 208,414 up from 198,192 in 1990 and 179,141 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 28,242 (13.6%) are White non Hispanic, 17,480 (8.4%) are African-American, 4,310 (2.1%) AsianAsian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
or Pacific Islander, 505 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 727 (0.3%) of some other race, 2,736 (1.3%) of two or more race,154,414 (74.1%) of Hispanic origins. 42.3% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 33.3% in 2000.
The land area is 1,790.6 acres, or 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²).