Manhattan Community Board 7
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The Manhattan Community Board 7 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, and Lincoln Square in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Central Park on the east, 59th street on the south, the Hudson River on the west and Cathedral Parkway on the north.
Its current chairwoman is Hope Cohen, and its district manager Penny Ryan.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 207,699, down from 210,993 in 1990 but up from 206,671 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 137,652 (66.3%) are White non Hispanic, 18,708 (9.0%) are African-American, 11,580 (5.6%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 252 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 843 (0.4%) of some other race, 3,952 (1.9%) of two or more race, 34,711 (16.7%) of Hispanic origins.
12.7% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 9.3% in 2000.<br< The land area is 1,350.6 acres, or 2.11 square miles (5.47 km²).
