Bronx Community Board 5 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Fordham, Morris Heights, Mount Hope, and University Heights. It is delimited by Webster Avenue to the east, Hall of Fame Terrace, West 183rd Street, and Fordham Road to the north, the Harlem River to the west, and Washington Bridge and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the south.

Bronx Community District 5 Bronx Community Board 5
Community District
Location in the Bronx
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	The Bronx
Neighborhoods	list Fordham Morris Heights Mount Hope University Heights
Government
• Type	Community board
• Body	Bronx Community Board 5
• Chairperson	Bola Omotosho
• District Manager	Ken Brown
Area
• Total	1.4 sq mi (4 km2)
Population  (2017)
• Total	140,300
• Density	100,000/sq mi (39,000/km2)
Ethnicity
• Hispanic and Latino Americans	68.4%
• African-American	27.5%
• White	1.2%
• Asian	1.7%
• Others	1.1%
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	10452, 10453, 10457, 10458, and 10468
Area codes	718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts	46th (website)
Website	www1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb5/index.page
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Its current chairperson is Dr. Bola Omotosho, and its district manager Ken Brown.

Demographics

As of the United States 2000 Census, the Community Board has a population of 128,313, up from 118,435 in 1990 and 107,997 in 1980. Of them, 79,048 (61.6%) are of Hispanic origin, 41,609 (32.4%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 1,917 (1.5%) are White, non-Hispanic, 2,071 (1.6%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 453 (0.4%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 978 (0.8%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 2,237 (1.7%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).

References

External links

• Official website
• webpage at Bronxmall.com

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