Hunting Park is a neighborhood in the

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section of the

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city of

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. In 2005, the 19140 ZIP code, which roughly consists of Hunting Park and

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, had a median home sale price of $39,650. The Clara Barton School, Alexander K. McClure School, and

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are listed on the

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History

In the years leading up until 2010 Hunting Park residents began a campaign against crime.Murtha, Tara. "Hunting Park Bounces Back." '' Philadelphia Weekly''. January 5, 2010
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Retrieved on February 1, 2013.

Cityscape

Hunting Park is located north of Sedgley Avenue, east of the former

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R7 railroad line, south of Roosevelt Boulevard, and west of Front Street. Bordering neighborhoods include Logan to the north, Feltonville to the east, Fairhill to the south, and

to the southwest.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, Hunting Park was 56% Hispanic of any race, 38.1% non Hispanic black, 2.9% non Hispanic white, 1.9% Asian, and 2.1% all other. The neighborhood is primarily made up of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and African Americans.

Parks and recreation

Hunting Park, a portion of Fairmount Park, lies in the Hunting Park neighborhood. Tara Murtha of '' Philadelphia Weekly'' said "For generations, Hunting Park served as the heart of the community. Then, about 25 years ago efore 2010 it became its noose." Joann Taylor, a member of the Hunting Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC), said, as paraphrased by Murtha, "By the late '80s, the park was all but lost to hard-working members of the community. But soon community activist groups sprung up out of the negativity."Murtha, Tara. "Hunting Park Bounces Back." '' Philadelphia Weekly''. January 5, 2010
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Retrieved on February 2, 2013.

Government and infrastructure

The United States Post Office operates the Hunting Park Post Office at 4350 North Front Street.

Education

The

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serves Hunting Park. For elementary school the area is served by the

Alexander K. McClure Elementary School Alexander K. McClure School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built i ...

(K-5) in Hunting Park, and the Bayard Taylor Elementary School (K-5) in Hunting Park. It is also served by Clemente Middle School (5-8), Edison/Fareira High School (9-12), and

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(9-12). File:McClure School Philly.JPG,

File:B Taylor School Philly A.JPG, Bayard Taylor Elementary School is located in Hunting Park.

Transportation

The area is served by the

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subway at the Hunting Park station.

Notable residents

* Kaboni Savage (murderer and drug dealer) * Ibram X. Kendi (academic and activist, while studying at Temple University in the early 2000s)

References

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