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Woodberry
Clipper Mill, Television Hill
Neighborhood of Baltimore
Woodberry Mill
Woodberry Mill
Country United States
State Maryland
City Baltimore
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) EDT
ZIP code
21211
Area code 410, 443, and 667
Woodberry Historic District
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The Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore.
Woodberry, Baltimore is located in Baltimore
Woodberry, Baltimore
Location in Baltimore
Woodberry, Baltimore is located in Maryland
Woodberry, Baltimore
Location in Maryland
Woodberry, Baltimore is located in the United States
Woodberry, Baltimore
Location in the United States
Location Roughly Clipper Ave, Druid Park Dr., and Girard, Hooper, Keystone, Malden, Parkdale, and Rockrose Aves., Baltimore, Maryland
Area 45 acres (18 ha)
Built 1843 (1843)
Architect Morling, Frank L.; et al.
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Italianate, Et Al.
NRHP reference No. 03001326
Added to NRHP December 29, 2003

Woodberry is a neighborhood located in the north-central area of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. A largely residential, middle-class area, Woodberry is a historic community bordered on the north by Cold Spring Lane, on the south by Druid Hill Park, on the west by Greenspring Avenue, and on the east by the Jones Falls Expressway and the Jones Falls. Woodberry is located within Postal Zip code 21211.

Community organizations include the Concerned Citizens of Woodberry.

Greenspring Trails is a locally popular trail.

Demographics

At the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 1,100 people living in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of Woodberry was 72.1 percent White, 22.1 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian, 1.3 percent from other races, and 1.8 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race comprised 1.8 percent of the population. 61.4 percent of occupied housing units were owner-occupied. Twelve percent of housing units were vacant.

More than 95% of those in the civilian labor force were employed, 2.5 percent were unemployed, and 39.2 percent were not in the labor force. The median household income was $36,806.

Public transit

Woodberry is served by the Woodberry Light Rail Station on Union Avenue. Bus lines 98 and 22 also serve the neighborhood.

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