Official Name: | Bronx Community District 5 |
Other Name: | Bronx Community Board 5 |
Settlement Type: | Community District |
Mapsize: | 200px |
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Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New York City |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | New York City |
Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
Subdivision Name3: | The Bronx |
Parts Type: | Neighborhoods |
Parts Style: | list |
Parts: | list |
P1: | Fordham |
P2: | Morris Heights |
P3: | Mount Hope |
P4: | University Heights |
Government Type: | Community board |
Governing Body: | Bronx Community Board 5 |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Bola Omotosho |
Leader Title1: | District Manager |
Leader Name1: | Ken Brown |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.4 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 140,300 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | Ethnicity |
Demographics2 Title1: | Hispanic and Latino Americans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 68.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | African-American |
Demographics2 Info2: | 27.5% |
Demographics2 Title3: | White |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.2% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Asian |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.7% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Others |
Demographics2 Info5: | 1.1% |
Demographics2 Title6: | American Indian or Alaska Native --> |
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Timezone1: | Eastern |
Utc Offset1: | −5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 10452, 10453, 10457, 10458, and 10468 |
Area Code Type: | Area codes |
Area Codes: | 718, 347, and 929, and 917 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Police Precincts |
Blank Info Sec1: | 46th |
Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Bronx Community Board 5 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Fordham, Morris Heights, Mount Hope, and University Heights. It is delimited by Webster Avenue to the east, Hall of Fame Terrace, West 183rd Street, and Fordham Road to the north, the Harlem River to the west, and Washington Bridge and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the south.
Its current chairperson is Dr. Bola Omotosho, and its district manager Ken Brown.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the Community Board has a population of 128,313, up from 118,435 in 1990 and 107,997 in 1980.Of them, 79,048 (61.6%) are of Hispanic origin, 41,609 (32.4%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 1,917 (1.5%) are White, non-Hispanic, 2,071 (1.6%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 453 (0.4%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 978 (0.8%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 2,237 (1.7%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).