The Queens Community Board 7 is a local governmental advisory board in

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, encompassing the

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, Bay Terrace, College Point, Whitestone,

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, Murray Hill, Linden Hill, Beechhurst, Queensboro Hill and Willets Point, in the

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. It is delimited by the

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to the west, the

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to the north,

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(south of 24th Avenue) and

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(north of 24th Avenue) on the east, and Reeves Avenue on the south. CB7 is the biggest community board in Queens. Half of the board's members are appointed by the Queens Borough President, and half are nominated by the

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members who represent the district.

Demographics

As of the

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, the community board has a population of 325,500. 84,654 (28.1%) were White non-Hispanic, 20,485 (8.2%) were African-American, 92,399 (58.3%) were Asian or Pacific Islander, 1,856 (2.4%) were American Indian or Native Alaskan, 2,256 (1.0%) were of some other race, 14,458 (6.9%) were of two or more race, and 42,865 (32.4%) were Hispanic. According to the 2010 Census, Queens Community Board 7 had a population of 247,354. This included White non-Hispanic (73,668 or 29.8%), Black/African American (5,512 or 2.2%), Asian or Pacific Islander (122,094 or 49.4%), American Indian and Alaska Native (215 or 0.1%), and (41,164 or 16.6%) Hispanic.Queens Community Board 7

References

External links

Profile of the Community Board
{{DEFAULTSORT:Queens Community Board 07 Community boards of Queens