Hoes Heights, Baltimore

Hoes Heights
Neighborhood in Baltimore
Hoes Heights
Coordinates: 39°20′24″N 76°38′12″W / 39.339965°N 76.636754°W / 39.339965; -76.636754Coordinates: 39°20′24″N 76°38′12″W / 39.339965°N 76.636754°W / 39.339965; -76.636754
Country United States
State Maryland
City Baltimore
Named for Grandison Hoe
Area[1]
  Land .079 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 790
ZIP code 21211

Hoes Heights is an area of North Baltimore, Maryland in zip code 21211,[2] between West Cold Spring Lane and West 41st Street (north-south) and Evans Chapel Road and Falls Road (east-west).[1]

The neighborhood bears the name of Grandison Hoe, a freed slave in Antebellum Baltimore who once owned and operated a farm there.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hoes Heights neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), 21211 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". city-data.com. City-data.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. "Baltimore, Maryland (MD) Zip Code Map - Locations, Demographics - list of zip codes". city-data.com. City-data.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. "A Short History of Hoes Heights". underbelly. The Maryland Historical Society. Retrieved 24 September 2014.


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