__NOTOC__ Homeland is a neighborhood in the northern part of

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. It is bounded roughly by Melrose Avenue on the north, Bellona Avenue on the east, Homeland Avenue on the south, and Charles Street on the west. The Greater Homeland Historic District was listed on the

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in 2001 with 1,616 contributing buildings.

Demographics

97.8% of the houses in Homeland are occupied and 88.5% of that number are owner occupied. According to the last census, 88% of the residents are white, 8.6% are black, 1.8% Asian and 1.5% are Hispanic. 20% of the white residents are reported as Irish, another 20% English, 17%

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and 10%

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. The median family income is $136,383 with 1.2% of those in the workforce unemployed. 90.7% are high school graduates and 41% report having a graduate or professional degree.

Notable residents

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- member of the

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* Denise Dory - news anchor for ABC2 News * Michael Middleton - professional lacrosse player *

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- professional lacrosse player * Martin O'Malley -

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- Democratic candidate for Maryland Governor *

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- director of the

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* John Marciari -

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and curator at the

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Government representation

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References

External links

The Homeland Community Association
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HCA House photos
* "A Letter (Im) Perfect Neighborhood", Baltimore Sun, page 2b, Aug 20, 2006. * , including photo from 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust, an
accompanying map
{{Authority control Neighborhoods in Baltimore Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore Northern Baltimore