Bayview, or Hopkins-Bayview, is a neighborhood located in the Southeast District of
Baltimore
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between the Pulaski industrial area (East) and
Greektown
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History
The oldest Greek dominated neighborhood outside of Greece were probably the Fener in Istan ...
(West).
The neighborhood is bounded by
Lombard Street to the north, Kane Street to the east,
Eastern Avenue to the south, and
I-895 to the west. Also included in this area is the
Joseph Lee neighborhood. Historically, this neighborhood was referred to as "A to K" due to the alphabetical naming of the streets Anglesea, Bonsal, Cornwall, Drew, Elrino, Folcroft, Gusryan, Hornel, Imla, Joplin, and Kane.
Central to this neighborhood is the
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (abbreviated JHBMC or Bayview; formerly Francis Scott Key Medical Center and Baltimore City Hospital) is the teaching hospital trauma center, neonatal intensive care unit, geriatrics center, and is home to the ...
. Also found on the campus are two branches of the
National Institutes of Health
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, the
National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIA itself is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand ...
and the
National Institute on Drug Abuse
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.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 460 people living in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of Hopkins-Bayview was 55.4%
White
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, 29.3%
African American
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, 0.9%
Native American, 10.9%
Asian, 3.3% from
other races, and 0.9% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino people of any race were 3.3% of the population.
There were 95 housing units in the neighborhood. 12.5% of the occupied housing units were owner-occupied. 3.2% of housing units were vacant.
27.4% of the population were employed, 0% were unemployed, and 72.6% were not in the labor force. The median household income was $28,750. About 9.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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.
See also
*
List of Baltimore neighborhoods
This list of Baltimore neighborhoods includes the neighborhoods of Baltimore, Maryland, divided into nine geographical regions: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, and Central. Each district is patrolled by a re ...
References
External links
Southeast Community Development CorporationJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical CampusNational Institute on AgingNational Institute on Drug Abuse
{{Baltimore neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Baltimore
Southeast Baltimore