Washington Park Civic Association

Washington Park Civic Association

BOUNDARIES AND SIZE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Washington Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement District (Enhancement District) is located in the east-central portion of the County. It is bordered on the north by Sunrise Boulevard and the unincorporated neighborhood of Roosevelt Gardens; on the east by NW 27 Avenue and the unincorporated neighborhood of Franklin Park; on the south by NW 6 Street (Sistrunk Blvd.) and the unincorporated neighborhood of Boulevard Gardens; and on the west by NW 31 Avenue (Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue) and the St. George neighborhood.
The Washington Park neighborhood is 168.12 acres according to the County=s geographic information systems data base.

TOTAL POPULATION AND NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

In 2000, the population of Washington Park was 1,257 based on data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census for the Washington Park Census Designated Place. Of the total population, black non-Hispanics represent 98 percent, with Hispanics, white non-Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians comprising the remainder.
Based on census data, there were 410 households in Washington Park in 2000. This family oriented community has a relatively large young population with 30.8 percent of its residents less than 18 years old. Significantly, 43.7 percent of the households have children under 18 years of age, compared to only 32 percent countywide. This is consistent with an above average household size of 3.07 persons per household as compared to the countywide average of 2.34. Among the 299 families with children, 61 percent were single-parent families. There is a small senior citizen population in Washington Park with 7.2 percent of the residents aged 65 years and older, compared to 16.8 percent in this age group countywide.