- Washington Hill, Baltimore
Washington Hill is a neighborhood in
Baltimore ,Maryland ,United States . It is north ofFells Point , south ofJohns Hopkins Hospital , east of Jonestown and west of Butchers Hill. It is bounded by Fayette Street, Washington Street, Lombard Street, and Central Avenue. The neighborhood is named for the now-defunct Washington Medical College.Most of Washington Hill's development dates to the years just following the Civil War.
Jewish immigrants fromGermany andRussia built homes along withAppalachian migrants,Irish American s andPolish American s. While some of the neighborhood did meet the wrecking ball, parts of Washington Hill were saved from 70s eraurban renewal projects by citizen protest. It contains many large homes lining Broadway that once housed some of Baltimore's wealthiest residents. Today the community is more economically diverse, with the Douglass and Perkins Homes public housing projects at its north and south ends, and a number of luxury apartments andcondominium s. Racially, there is a mix ofAfrican American s, an increasing number ofWhite American s, and a growingHispanic community.Mexican American day laborer s congregate in the neighborhood and in UpperFells Point . Fact|date=February 2007City Springs School, a charter school for the Baltimore Curriculum Project, is located in Washington Hill. City Springs was the second school in Baltimore City history to be removed from the state's "recon list" of failing schools. Also nearby is City Springs Park, which contains recreational facilities.
Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 7,925 people residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of Washington Hill was 26.2% White, 65.4% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 3.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.5% of the population. 34.0% of occupied housing units were owner-occuped. 10.0% of housing units werevacant .60.0% of the population were employed, 7.7% were unemployed, and 31.9% were not in the labor force. The median household income was $36,138. About 16.3% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the
poverty line .References
External links
* [http://www.washingtonhill.us Citizens for Washington Hill]
* [http://censusprofile.bnia.org/Washington%20Hill%20Demographic%20Profile.pdf Demographics from Neighborhood Indicators Alliance]
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