Glen Oaks | |
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neighborhood statistical area | |
  Glen Oaks | |
| Coordinates:39°22′00″N76°35′46″W / 39.3666°N 76.5962°W /39.3666; -76.5962[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| Area | |
• Total | .352 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Land | .352 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 3,012 |
| • Density | 8,600/sq mi (3,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21239 and 21212 |
| Area code | 410, 443, and 667 |
Glen Oaks is a neighborhood in the North District ofBaltimore. Its boundaries form a slender, inverted triangle, with the city line as the neighborhood's northern base and Belvedere Shopping Center as its southern apex. Chinquapin Parkway (west) andThe Alameda (east) draw the triangle's sides and cross at the neighborhood's southern tip.[1]
Most of the homes in Glen Oaks are brick row houses, built in 1948 by Elba Construction, Inc.[3]
The neighborhoods ofChinquapin Park-Belevedere,Lake Walker andCameron Village are located to the west of Glen Oaks, on the opposite side Chinquapin Park.Idlewood,Ramblewood andWoodbourne Heights are located to the east, acrossThe Alameda in the Northeast District.
MTA CityLink Yellow provides bus service along The Alameda, connecting Glen Oaks residents withDowntown Baltimore.MTA LocalLink 30 provides cross-town service along Belvedere Avenue.
Median household income for Glen Oaks in 2009 was estimated at $44,821, while the citywide median was only $38,772. Residents living below the poverty level were 12.5 percent of the Glen Oaks population and 22.9 percent of the Baltimore population. About 3/4 of the Glen Oaks population of 3,012 (census estimate for 2009) were black and almost 1/4 were white.[2]
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