Of Boston’s 697,197 residents, 63,165 (9.1%) are African-American.
1960
From 1960 to 1970, the black community expands into the rest of Dorchester and Mattapan. Since then, it has expanded into parts of Allston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, and Roslindale.
Sources
- US Census
- Hayden, Robert C.
- O'Connor, Thomas H.