Hillen | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Baltimore |
Pushpin Map: | United States Baltimore |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maryland |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Baltimore |
Timezone1: | Eastern |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 21218 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 410, 443, and 667 |
Hillen is a small community just west of Hillen Road and Morgan State University and south of Coldspring Lane in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
According to the 2000 US Census, 2,670 people live in Hillen with 90.4% African-American and 6.6% White. The median household income is $50,417. 91.6% of the houses are occupied and 78.1% of them are occupied by the home's owner.[1]
Hillen Road is named for the Hillen Estate. The Hillen family included Colonel Solomon Hillen and Solomon Hillen, Jr., who served as a member of the United States Congress and mayor of Baltimore during the 1840s.[2]
Community | State District | Congressional District | City Council District |
---|---|---|---|
Hillen Road | 43rd | 7th | 3rd, 14th |
Representatives | Anderson, Doory, McIntosh | Cummings | Curran, Clarke |