Educating Harlem
A Century of Schooling and Resistance in a Black Community

Population Density Maps

These maps document the changing population density of Harlem over time. They use census data from 1910 to 2010 to show how many people per square kilometer lived in each census tract. Click on each map to view it in a larger window.


Map of population density 1910


Map of population density 1920


Map of population density 1930


Map of population density 1940


Map of population density 1950


Map of population density 1960


Map of population density 1970


Map of population density 1980


Map of population density 1990


Map of population density 2000


Map of population density 2010