Manhattan Community Board 12

The Manhattan Community Board 12 is a New York City community board for the neighborhoods 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 155th Street on the south.

Manhattan Community District 12
Manhattan Community Board 12
Community district
Location in Upper Manhattan
Location in Upper Manhattan
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Manhattan
Neighborhoods
list
Government
 • TypeCommunity board
 • BodyManhattan Community Board 12
 • ChairpersonEleazar Bueno
 • District ManagerEbenezer Smith
Area
 • Total2.8 sq mi (7 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total190,020
 • Density68,000/sq mi (26,000/km2)
Ethnicity
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans68.8%
 • African-American7.6%
 • White18.9%
 • Asian3.0%
 • Others1.7%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
10032, 10033, 10034, and 10040
Area codes212, 646, and 332, and 917
Police Precincts
Websitecbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us/cb12/
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Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board had a population of 208,414, up from 198,192 in 1990, and 179,141 in 1980. Of the population (as of 2000), 28,242 (13.6%) are White non Hispanic, 17,480 (8.4%) are African-American, 4,310 (2.1%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 505 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 727 (0.3%) of some other race, 2,736 (1.3%) of two or more race, 154,414 (74.1%) of Hispanic origins. As of 2009, 42.3% of the population benefit from public assistance, which was up from 33.3% in 2000.[4]

The land area is 1,790.6 acres, or 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2).[4]

References
  1. "NYC Community District Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. "mn12_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. "Manhattan Boards". Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. "Manhattan Community Board 12 Profile" (PDF). The City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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