Manhattan Community District 9 | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough |  Manhattan |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Barry J. Weinberg |
| • District Manager | Eutha R. Prince |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 110,193 |
| • Density | 73,000/sq mi (28,000/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hispanic and Latino Americans | 38.8% |
| • African-American | 21.5% |
| • White | 27.6% |
| • Asian | 8.8% |
| • Others | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 10025, 10026, 10027, 10030, 10031 |
| Area code | 212, 646, and 332, and917 |
| Police Precinct | |
| Website | www |
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TheManhattan Community Board 9 is aNew York City community board encompassing theneighborhoods ofHamilton Heights,Manhattanville, andMorningside Heights in the borough ofManhattan. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue,Saint Nicholas Avenue, the123rd Street andMorningside Avenue on the east,Cathedral Parkway on the south, theHudson River on the west and155th Street on the north.[4]
Three well known sub-areas areSugar Hill at the northeast corner of Hamilton Heights overlookingJackie Robinson Park;Vinegar Hill at the northeast corner of Manhattanville and the home ofCity College of New York overlookingSt. Nicholas Park, andCathedral Heights at the southeast tip of Morningside Heights is home to theCathedral of St. John the Divine and overlooksMorningside Park.
Its current chair is Padmore John, and its district manager Eutha Prince.
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%) areAfrican-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).[5]
