Callaway-Garrison | |
Settlement Type: | neighborhood statistical area |
Pushpin Map: | United States Baltimore |
Coordinates: | 39.3325°N -76.6794°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maryland |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Baltimore |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | .238 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | .238 |
Population Total: | 1926 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone1: | Eastern |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 21215 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 410, 443, and 667 |
Callaway-Garrison is a neighborhood in the Northwest district of Baltimore, located between the neighborhoods of Dorchester (west) and Ashburton (east).[1] Its boundaries are marked by West Cold Spring Lane (north), Liberty Heights Avenue (south), Callaway Avenue (east) and Garrison Boulevard (west).[2]
The neighborhood's population, estimated at 1,926 in 2009, is predominantly black. With 22.7 percent of its families estimated to be living below the poverty level, Callaway-Garrison residents suffered economic hardship comparable with the rest of the city, which had an estimate of 22.9 percent of its families below the poverty line in 2009. Median household income, at $29,099 during 2009, was significantly less than the city median of $38,772. Single family housing prices, at an average of $195,966, were also significantly less than city-wide average $272,562 for single-family houses.
LocalLink 82 (BaltimoreLink), the Mondawmin Metro Shuttle Bug, runs along Callaway Avenue at the neighborhood's eastern boundary, providing local bus service to Coppin State University, Mondawmin Mall, Baltimore City Community College and the Mondawmin Metro subway station.[3]
LocalLink 80 (BaltimoreLink) provides local bus service along Garrison Boulevard, the neighborhood's western boundary, as it travels between Sinai Hospital (north) and Downtown Baltimore (south).[4]
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