Mount Hope, Providence, Rhode Island
Mount Hope is a neighborhood in northern Providence, Rhode Island. It is one of six neighborhoods comprising the East Side of Providence. The area is bounded to the north by Rochambeau Avenue, to the east by Hope Street, to the south by Olney Street, while the western border is the former New York-New Haven Railroad (now Amtrak and MBTA)[1][2] and Interstate 95.[3]
Camp Street is often used as a landmark for the neighborhood, as it runs lengthwise through Mount Hope's center. The area includes the North Burial Ground.
The neighborhood is 44.5% non-Hispanic White, 29.4% African-American, and 10.4% Hispanic. Median household income is $28,413, and median family income is $35,476. 24.0% of families live below the poverty line.[4]
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Mount Hope is served by the U.S. Post Office on Corliss Street. 1960, Maguire and Associates -
North Burial Ground -
American Mathematical Society headquarters in Mount Hope -
Retail along North Main Street -
Charlesgate apartments on North Main Street -
Mount Hope fire station -
Mount Hope Community Garden
References
[edit]- ^ "USGS Providence topographic quadrangle". TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ MBTA > Schedules & Maps > Commuter Rail > Providence "Schedules & Maps". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Mount Hope Neighborhood Profile". Providenceri.com. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Mount Hope". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
41°50′31″N 71°24′29″W / 41.842°N 71.408°W
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