Westgate, Baltimore
Westgate | ||
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neighborhood statistical area | ||
Area code 410, 443, and 667 | | |
Westgate is a neighborhood in the Southwest District of
Before the start of trolley service between
The community popularly known as Westgate overlaps the city line, covering a portion of Baltimore County. Homeowners in the Baltimore County neighborhood formerly known as Meridale Farms voted, in the 1930s, to become part of a single community association by the name of Westgate. However, the neighborhood drawn by official city maps ends at the limit of the last annexation of the city in 1918, near the intersection of North Bend Road and Edmondson Avenue.[2]
Demographics
The population of Westgate is approximately 2/3 black and 1/3 white. Its residents enjoy a median family income estimated in 2009 at $58,376, significantly higher than the citywide median of $38,772. Only 8.6 percent of Westgate families lived on incomes below the poverty level, compared with a citywide average of 22.8 percent.[1]
Public transportation
Three local transit buses provide service in the Westgate neighborhood.
- Route 10 (MTA Maryland) operates along Frederick Avenue at the southern boundary of Westgate, providing service between Catonsville and Downtown Baltimore.[3]
- Baltimore County, and Essex, Maryland, to the east of the city.[4]
- Route 38 (MTA Maryland) runs from the North Bend loop in Westgate on Edmondson Avenue to Cold Spring Lane in the Northeast District of Baltimore.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Westgate neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland". City-Data.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "History". Westgate Community Association. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Route 10 Local Bus schedule" (PDF). MTA Maryland. February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Route 23 Local Bus schedule" (PDF). MTA Maryland. February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Route 38 Local Bus schedule" (PDF). MTA Maryland. February 7, 2011.
