Haughville, Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Haughville Historic District | |
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| (U.S. Registered Historic District) | |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Architect: | Bedell,George |
| Architectural style(s): | Late Victorian, Romanesque |
| Added to NRHP: | December 09, 1992 |
| Reference #: | 92001652 [1] |
| Governing body: | Local |
Haughville is a working class neighborhood west of downtown Indianapolis. Its borders are roughly White River to the east, Tibbs Avenue to the west, Sixteenth Street to the north and Michigan Street to the south. It suffers from a high crime rate and low property values. The majority of residents are African Americans, although about 40% of the neighborhood population is comprised of other ethnic groups. It is considered one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city, and also has one of the highest crime rates.
Since 1992, Haughville has been a member of Indianapolis's Weed and Seed initiative, a federal program that targets high crime areas in Indianapolis and attempts to lower the amount of crime. It was actually one of the first neighborhoods in Indianapolis to participate in this program.
A portion of the neighborhood, roughly bounded by 10th St., Belleview Pl., Walnut St. and Concord St., is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were an estimated 8,000 people, 3,146 households, and 1,964 families residing in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 23.09% White, 61.13% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 4.45% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 9.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the Adult Population (25 and older) 40.7% do not have a High School diploma. This leads to the overall neighborhood's per capita being $12,545 and an average household income of only $25,312, making the entire neighborhood well below the average per capita and household income of Indianapolis. Unemployment plagues 16% of Haughville's population, while a third of the entire neighborhood is below the poverty line. 40% of the population are renting their household, and 66.0% of them have lived 5 years or less in the area.
[edit] References
- ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
