The Manhattan Community Board 10 is a
New York City community board encompassing the
neighborhoods
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of
Harlem
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and
Polo Grounds
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in the borough of
Manhattan
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. It is delimited by
Fifth Avenue
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and Mount Morris Park on the east,
Central Park
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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
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The northern stretch, also called the Spuyten Duyvi ...
on the north.
Demographics
As of 2010, the Community Board has a population of 115,723 up from 107,109 in 2000 and 99,519 in 1990. Of them, 72,858 (63.0%) are
African-American
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, 11,050 (9.5%) are
White non Hispanic, 2,833 (2.4%)
Asian or Pacific Islander, 356 (0.3%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 362 (0.3%) of some other race, 2,572 (2.2%) of
two or more races, 25,692 (22.2%) of
Hispanic
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origins. 42.7% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2012, down from 45.3% in 2005.
The land area is 897 acres, or .
References
External links
Official site of the Community Board
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Community boards of Manhattan