Clark–Fulton

Clark–Fulton
Clark–Fulton
Neighborhood of Cleveland
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Cuyahoga County
City	Cleveland
Population (2000)
• Total	8,067
Demographics
• White	33.6%
• Black	16.0%
• Hispanic	47.2%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	parts of 44109,44102 and 44113
Area code(s)	216
Median income	$24,842
	Source: Progress Index Cleveland

Clark–Fulton is a neighborhood on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is bounded roughly by Clark Avenue to the north, Scranton Road to the east, Daisy Avenue and I-71 to the south, and W.48th Street on the west. The neighborhood, which covers about one square mile, is Cleveland's most densely populated community.^[2] In recent years, the neighborhood has begun calling itself La Villa Hispaña due to its large Hispanic population, Puerto Rican and otherwise. The community is focused on advancing and promoting Hispanic-owned businesses and cultural activities.^[3]

History[]

Clark-Fulton is part of an old ethnic neighborhood that include the Old Brooklyn and Archwood-Denison areas.^[4] Early settlers were German^[2] and Eastern European families particularly those with Polish and Slovenian ancestry.^[4] According to the 2018 U.S. census estimate, the neighborhood has the highest concentration of Puerto Ricans, and Hispanics overall, in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.^[5] This development was driven by competition for housing with other ethnic minorities.^[6] Puerto Rican migrants initially settled around the area of the Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.^[6]

References[]

^ "Population Metrics for Clark–Fulton". Progress Index Cleveland. Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at Case Western Reserve. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "CLARK-FULTON". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
^ "La Villa Hispaña, Cleveland". August 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Bingham, Richard (2018). The Economies Of Central City Neighborhoods. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0813397715.
^ "Race and Ethnicity in Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, Ohio (Neighborhood)". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Arreola, Daniel (2009-07-21). Hispanic Spaces, Latino Places: Community and Cultural Diversity in Contemporary America. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-292-70267-1.