Manhattan Community Board 9

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The Manhattan Community Board 9 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, the 123rd street and Morningside Avenue on the east, Cathedral Parkway on the south, the Hudson River on the west and 155th street on the north.

Its current chairman is Jordi Reyes-Montblanc, and its district manager Lawrence McClean.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 111,724 up from 106,978 in 1990 and 103,037 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 19,837 (17.8%) are White non hispanic, 34,924 (31.3%) are African-American, 5,751 (5.1%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 272 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 398 (0.4%) of some other race, 2,309 (2.1%) of two or more race, 48,233 (43.2%) of Hispanic origins.
39.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 27.4% in 2000.
The land area is 964.1 acres, or 1.51 square miles (3.90 km²).