| Hamilton Heights Neighborhoods of St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Government | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| City | St. Louis |
| Wards | 22, 26 |
| Statistics | |
| Total area | 0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Population (2010) | 3,105[1] |
| Density | 6,468 /sq mi (2,497 /km2) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| ZIP code(s) | Part of 63112 |
| Area code(s) | 314 |
| Website | http://stlouis.missouri.org/hamiltonheights/ |
| Location | |
| Location of Hamilton Heights within St. Louis. | |
Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is bounded by Martin Luther King Drive on the Northeast, the city limits on the Northwest, Page Avenue on the South, and Union Boulevard on the East.
This neighborhood is noteworthy for its numerous religious institutions. Ford Elementary Community Education Center, Emerson elementary, and Hempstead Elementary offer easily accessible basic education to area children. Ford Elementary Community School provide good quality education to children and a wide range of community programs for neighborhood resident s of all ages. Parenting programs, vocational classes and family enrichment classes are only few selected options available through the community school system. Union West Community Corporation, the local neighborhood association, assist neighborhood residents in improving their quality of living. The Martin Luther King Community Center has been an exiciting addition to the community since 1996.
Although two-to four-family units are prevalent, a large number of larger single family homes are also present. The vast majority of the housing stock consists of brick architecture built between the years 1890 and 1920. The area offers good opportunities for housing and land redevelopment.