Map of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California

Hyde Park is a neighborhood in the South region of

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. Formerly a separate city, it was consolidated with Los Angeles in 1923. The commercial corridor along

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is known as "the heart of African American commerce in Los Angeles".

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history and culture.

History

Hyde Park is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Los Angeles. It was "laid out as a town" in 1887 as a stop on the

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, which ran from Downtown Los Angeles to the port at Wilmington in a westward loop. It was incorporated as a city in 1922 and had its own

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. However, on May 17, 1923, its was consolidated with the larger city of Los Angeles after a favorable vote by Hyde Park residents. The city of Hyde Park was bordered by 60th Street on the north, Van Ness (now 8th Avenue) on the east,

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on the south, and West Boulevard on the west.

Geography

Hyde Park's street and other boundaries are: West Vernon Avenue on the north, South Arlington/Van Ness Avenues on the east and the Los Angeles city boundary on the south and west."Hyde Park"
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on the north, Vermont Square on the northeast, Chesterfield Square on the east,

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on the southeast; Inglewood on the south and southwest, and

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on the west and northwest."South L.A."
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Demographics

A total of 36,635 people lived in the neighborhood, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging , about the same as the

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in the city as a whole. The median age was 31, also about the same as the rest of the city. The median household income in 2008 dollars was $39,460, considered average for both the city and county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less was high, compared to the county at large. The average household size of 2.8 people was also average. Renters occupied 53.3% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest. In 2000, there were 2,474 families headed by single parents, or 28.5%, a rate that was high for the county and the city. There were 2,237 veterans, or 8% of the population, considered high when compared with the city overall. According to the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey the demographics of the Hyde Park neighborhood was 56.80% African American, 48.6% were Hispanic of any race.

Parks and recreation

The Van Ness Recreation Center is the only park in the Hyde Park neighborhood. It has 2 indoor gymnasiums, barbecue pits, outdoor basketball courts and 3 baseball diamonds .

Education

Hyde Park residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 12.2% of the population in 2000, considered low when compared with the city and the county as a whole, but the percentages of residents aged 25 and older with a high school diploma and college

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was considered high for the county.

Schools

Schools within the Hyde Park boundaries are:"Hyde Park Schools"
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, 5010 11th Ave * Alliance William and Carol Ouchi Academy High, LAUSD charter, 5356 South Fifth Avenue * View Park Preparatory Accelerated High, LAUSD charter, 5701 South Crenshaw Boulevard * Crenshaw Arts-Technology Charter High, LAUSD, 4120 11th Avenue *

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Continuation, LAUSD, 3051 West 52nd Street * Golden Day Schools, private K-12, 4508 Crenshaw Boulevard * KIPP Academy of Opportunity, LAUSD charter middle, 7019 South Van Ness Avenue * Today's Fresh Start Charter, LAUSD, 4514 Crenshaw Boulevard * Angeles Mesa Elementary, LAUSD, 2611 West 52nd Street * View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Middle, LAUSD, 5749 South Crenshaw Boulevard *

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Elementary, private, 5760 Sixth Avenue * Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary, LAUSD, 5939 Second Avenue * YES Academy, LAUSD elementary, 3140 Hyde Park Boulevard * Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High School, 2941 70th Street

Notable people

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References

External links

Hyde Park Branch
of the

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Hyde Park crime map and statistics
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