MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 8

The 'Manhattan Community Board 8' is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the East River on the east, 59th street on the south, Central Park on the west and 96th street on the north.
Its current chairman is David G. Liston, and its district manager Elizabeth McKee.

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Demographics

Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 217,063, up from 210,880 in 1990 and 204,305 in 1980.

Of them (as of 2000), 179,355 (82.6%) are White non hispanic, 6,907 (3.2%) are African-American, 13,778 (6.3%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 126 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 618 (0.3%) of some other race, 3,952 (1.5%) of two or more race, 3,253 (6.0%) of Hispanic origins.

4.5% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 2.8% in 2000.
The land area is 1,267.3 acres, or 1.98 square miles (5.13 km²).