West Farms Square
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| Neighborhood of The Bronx | |
Bronx River Art Center on Tremont Avenue
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 West Farms
Location in New York City
West Farms
West Farms (New York)
West Farms
West Farms (the US)
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| Coordinates: 40°50′24″N 73°52′41″W / 40.840°N 73.878°WCoordinates: 40°50′24″N 73°52′41″W / 40.840°N 73.878°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 New York
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| City |
 New York City
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| Borough |
 The Bronx
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| Community District | The Bronx 6 |
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| • Total | 0.38 km2 (0.148 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,700 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $35,423 |
| ZIP codes | 10460 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
West Farms is a residential neighborhood in a west central part of The Bronx, New York City, also known as the northeast corner of the South Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 6. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Bronx Park to the north, the Bronx River Parkway to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and Crotona Avenue to the west. East Tremont Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through West Farms. The local subway station is the IRT White Plains Road Line (2 and 5) at West Farms Square – East Tremont Avenue, operating along Boston Road and East 180th Street on Morris Park Avenue. Zip codes include 10460. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 48th Precinct located at 450 Cross Bronx Expressway in East Tremont. NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx.
Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of West Farms-Bronx River was 35,011, an increase of 469 (1.4%) from the 34,542 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 344.72 acres (139.50 ha), the combined neighborhood had a population density of 101.6 inhabitants per acre (65,000/sq mi; 25,100/km2).
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 26.6% (9,312) African American, 3.2% (1,136) Asian, 2.5% (878) White, 0.3% (121) Native American, 0.0% (10) Pacific Islander, 2.1% (743) from other races and 1.4% (482) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 63.8% (22,329) of the population.
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