Hunting Park, Philadelphia

Hunting Park
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Bayard Taylor Elementary School is located in Hunting Park.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Philadelphia County
City	Philadelphia
Area code(s)	Area code 215

Hunting Park is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 2005, the 19140 zip code, which roughly consists of Hunting Park and Nicetown-Tioga, had a median home sale price of $39,650.

The Clara Barton School, Alexander K. McClure School, and Bayard Taylor School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

History

In the years leading up until 2010 Hunting Park residents began a campaign against crime.^[2]

Cityscape

Hunting Park is located north of Sedgley Avenue, east of the former SEPTA R7 railroad line, south of Roosevelt Boulevard, and west of Front Street.^[3] Bordering neighborhoods include Logan to the north, Feltonville to the east, Fairhill to the south, and Nicetown-Tioga to the southwest.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, Hunting Park was 56% Hispanic of any race, 38.1% non Hispanic black, 2.9% non Hispanic white, 1.9% Asian, and 2.1% all other. The neighborhood is primarily made up of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and African Americans.^[4]

Parks and recreation

Hunting Park, a 87-acre (35 ha) portion of Fairmount Park, lies in the Hunting Park neighborhood. Tara Murtha of Philadelphia Weekly said "For generations, Hunting Park served as the heart of the community. Then, about 25 years ago [before 2010], it became its noose."^[2] Joann Taylor, a member of the Hunting Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC), said, as paraphrased by Murtha, "By the late ’80s, the park was all but lost to hard-working members of the community. But soon community activist groups sprung up out of the negativity."^[5]

Government and infrastructure

The United States Post Office operates the Hunting Park Post Office at 4350 North Front Street.^[6]

Education

Alexander K. McClure Elementary School

The School District of Philadelphia serves Hunting Park. For elementary school the area is served by the Alexander K. McClure Elementary School (K-5) in Hunting Park,^[7][8] and the Bayard Taylor Elementary School (K-5) in Hunting Park.^[9][10] It is also served by Clemente Middle School (5-8),^[11] and Olney High School (9-12).^[12]

References

Coordinates: 40°01′06″N 75°07′31″W / 40.0183°N 75.1252°W / 40.0183; -75.1252