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Encyclopedia > Wakefield, Bronx

Wakefield is a residential and middle-class section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City, bounded by the New York city line with Westchester County to the north, 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway and Metro-North Railroad tracks to the west. Wakefield is the northernmost neighborhood in New York City (although the city's northernmost point is actually in Riverdale, at the College of Mount Saint Vincent). The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12. The United States Census, 2000 reported a total of 67,787 residents. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Westchester County is a primarily suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Bronx River in Westchester County, NY The Bronx River is a river, approximately 24 mi (38 km) long, in southeast New York in the United States. ... The Bronx River Parkway was one of the earliest limited access automobile highways. ... The Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, or MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by an authority of New York State, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or, more simply, the MTA. Metro-North runs service between New York... Riverdale Riverdale (population approximately 45,000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a middle- and upper-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. ... The main entrance of the College of Mount Saint Vincent The College of Mount Saint Vincent is a Catholic liberal arts college located in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, New York. ... Bronx Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn, Fish Bay, Eastchester, Olinville and Baychester in the borough of the Bronx. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

Formerly, Wakefield was home to large Irish American and Italian-American populations. During the 1980s, those communities being replaced with significantly large African American and West Indian populations (commonly known as white flight), which now comprise 72.3% of the neighborhood's total population. [1] The neighborhood is home to many prominent Catholic secondary schools including the all-male Mount Saint Michael Academy, which serves 1,100 students on grades 7-12. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... An Italian American is an American of Italian descent. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... White flight is a term for the demographic trend where working- and middle-class white people move away from increasingly racially mixed inner-city neighborhoods to predominantly white suburbs and exurbs. ... Mount Saint Michael Academy is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in the Bronx, New York (in the Archdiocese of New York). ...


The Wakefield Metro-North Railroad station on the Harlem Line is located at 241st Street. The neighborhood is served by the IRT White Plains Road Line (2 5) of the New York City Subway. The neighborhood's ZIP Code is 10466. The Wakefield Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Wakefield section of The Bronx via the Harlem Line, and it is the last station on the line before it crosses into Westchester County, New York. ... The Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, or MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by an authority of New York State, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or, more simply, the MTA. Metro-North runs service between New York... Metro-Norths Harlem Line, originally the New York Central Railroads New York and Harlem Railroad, is a commuter rail line running north from New York City into Dutchess County. ... The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, serving the central Bronx. ... The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Times Square–42nd Street station entrance The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit. ... Mr. ...

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Census Bureau

External links

  • If You're Thinking of Living In / Wakefield, the Bronx; Hugging Westchester At the Subway's End, The New York Times, January 31, 1999
  • Photographs of Wakefield
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Allerton · Baychester · Bedford Park · Belmont (Arthur Avenue) · Castle Hill · City Island · Co-op City · Country Club · East Bronx · Eastchester · East Morrisania · East Tremont · Fieldston · Fordham · Highbridge · Hunts Point · Kingsbridge · Kingsbridge Heights · Locust Point · Longwood · Marble Hill (Manhattan) · Melrose · Morrisania · Morris Heights · Morris Park · Mott Haven · North Bronx · North Riverdale · Norwood · Olinville · Parkchester · Pelham Bay · Pelham Gardens · Pelham Parkway · Port Morris · Riverdale · Silver Beach · Soundview · South Bronx · Spuyten Duyvil · Throgs Neck · Tremont · University Heights · Van Cortlandt Village · Van Nest · Wakefield · West Bronx · West Farms · Williamsbridge · Woodlawn The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This is a list of neighborhoods in the Bronx, one of five boroughs of New York City, grouped by what general region of the Bronx they are in. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Allerton is a small section of the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, in New York City. ... Baychester is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, bounded by Boston Road to the northwest, the Hutchinson River to the east, Pelham Parkway to the south, and Laconia Avenue to the west. ... Bedford Park is a residential neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ... Belmont is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City, home to that boroughs Little Italy. ... Arthur Avenue is the heart of Little Italy in the Bronx. ... Castle Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of The Bronx. ... City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Country Club is a predominantly middle-class neighborhood located in the East Bronx, New York City. ... The East Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies east of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the borough. ... Eastchester is a neighborhood in the northeasternmost corner of the Bronx, New York, containing a predominantly working-class African-American and West Indian population. ... The East Morrisania section of the Bronx encompasses the Southern Boulevard shopping district. ... East Tremont is a neighborhood located in the South Bronx in New York City, centered at East Tremont Avenue and Southern Boulevard. ... Fieldston is the name of a subsection of the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City. ... Fordham is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of The Bronx. ... Highbridge is a neighborhood in New York City located in the western part of The Bronx, adjacent to the Harlem River. ... Hunts Point is a neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City. ... Kingsbridge Kingsbridge is a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. ... Kingsbridge Heights, sometimes considered as separate from Kingsbridge proper, is a neighborhood in the West Bronx in New York City. ... Locust Point, Bronx is a small, peninsular neighborhood in the eastern portion of the Borough. ... Longwood is a subsection of the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, New York. ... Marble Hill is the northernmost section of the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York. ... Melrose is a section of the South Bronx in New York City. ... Morrisania is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the Bronx in New York City. ... Morris Heights is a neighborhood in the Southwest Bronx. ... Morris Park is a residential, working, middle-class, Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, New York City. ... Mott Haven is the southernmost neighborhood in the South Bronx. ... The North Bronx is a neighborhood region in the Bronx, New York. ... North Riverdale is the northernmost part of the Riverdale section of the Bronx, particularly above 254th Street. ... Norwood is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City, one of the few in the city (or any city, for that matter) whose boundaries are extremely obvious. ... Olinville is a disused neighborhood name in the Bronx, New York. ... Parkchester is a housing development and neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx. ... Pelham Bay Pelham Bay is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pelham Parkway is a neighborhood located in The Bronxs central portion. ... Port Morris is a section in the South Bronx. ... Riverdale Riverdale (population approximately 45,000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a middle- and upper-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. ... Silver Beach is located in the Bronx, New York. ... Soundview Soundview is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Spuyten Duyvil (pronounced SPITE-uhn DYE-vuhl) is the name of a subsection of the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City. ... Throgs Neck (neighborhood) The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge spanning Throgs Neck This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck. ... Tremont is a neighborhood in the Bronx, in New York City. ... University Heights is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City. ... Van Cortlandt Village is a neighborhood in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. ... Van Nest, a neighborhood occupying the southwestern corner of the Morris Park section of The Bronx, is bounded by Bronxdale Avenue, East Tremont Avenue, and the Bronx River Parkway. ... The West Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies west of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the western half of the borough. ... West Farms is a neighborhood located in the Central Bronx. ... Williamsbridge is a neighborhood in the East Bronx in New York City. ... Woodlawn (population 7,741) is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ...

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