Dorchester is a neighborhood in the Northwest District of Baltimore. It is located between the neighborhoods of
Arlington (north),
Central Forest Park
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(south),
Howard Park (west) and
Gallway-Garrison (east).
Maryland Route 26 (Liberty Heights Avenue) draws the boundary between Dorchester and Central Forest Park. Dorchester's other boundaries are marked by Oakford Avenue, Eldorado Avenue and
Garrison Boulevard.
and
MTA LocalLink 82 (Mondawmin Metro Shuttle Bug) provide service along Liberty Heights Avenue, connecting with the
Metro Subway at
Mondawmin station.
MTA LocalLink 80 runs along Garrison Boulevard, providing service between Sinai Hospital (north) and
Downtown Baltimore
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(south).
Two public schools are located in the Dorchester neighborhood: Garrison Middle School, at 3910 Barrington Road, and
Forest Park High School, at 3701 Eldorado Avenue.
Demographics
A study by the
Baltimore City Health Department in 2008 reported that Dorchester residents were 97% African-American, compared with a city average of 64%. Infant mortality for Dorchester, at 11.4 per thousand, was slightly below the city average of 11.7, but life expectancy of the neighborhood's residents, at 70.2 years, was somewhat shorter than the city average of 70.9 years.
Dorchester age ranges
Household income
Dorchester had a median household income of $31,441 in 2008.
However, household incomes producing this median varied widely, with the following ranges reported:
See also
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List of Baltimore neighborhoods
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References
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African-American history in Baltimore
Forest Park, Baltimore
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