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Beacon Hill lead section MY EDITS TO REFLECT MY ADDITIONS
Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood is 9,023.

It is a neighborhood of Federal-style rowhouses and is known for its narrow, gaslit streets and brick sidewalks. Today, Beacon Hill is regarded as one of the most desirable and expensive neighborhoods in Boston.

Because the Massachusetts State House is in a prominent location at the top of the hill, the term "Beacon Hill" is also often used as a metonym in the local news media to refer to the state government or the legislature.



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Demographics
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood is 9,023. This reflects a slight (0.3% or 29 individuals) decrease from the 2000 Census. The racial/ethnic make-up of the neighborhood's population is as follows: 86.8% of the population is white, 2% black or African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, .1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.3% Asian, .4% some other race/ethnicity, and 1.3% two or more races/ethnicities.

According to 2007-2011 American Community Survey estimates,of the 5,411 households in Beacon Hill, 27.3% were family households and 72.7 were non-family households (with 55.7% of those female householder). Of the 1,479 family households 81.6% were married couple families. 36.6% of married couple families were with related children under the age of 18 and 63.4% were with no related children under age 18. Other family types make up 18.4% of Beacon Hill's population, with 90.8% being female householder with no husband present and a majority of these households included children under 18 present. 70.7% of the population is employed as private for-profit wage and salary workers

Community Resources
The Beacon Hill Civic Association has a long history as a community resource for the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Founded in 1922 by neighbors with the goal of preserving Beacon Hill’s historic and residential character, today it continues as a volunteer advocacy organization focused on improving quality of life in the neighborhood. It was first founded to fight city plans to replace the neighborhood's brick sidewalks. Since then it's efforts have been instrumental in preserving Beacon Hill as a historic district, and have expanded to include such iniatives as: working to become the first neighborhood to receive resident parking permits, streamlining trash service, and creating a virtual retirement community serving the neighborhood's elderly.

Urban Policy Issue(s)
Like any urban neighborhood, policy issues have an impact on this area of Boston.

Urban development / encroachment
As Suffolk University grows, Beacon Hill residents turn to their neighborhood association Beacon Hill Civic Association, which has funded successful lawsuits against the school and its expansion.

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historic news article https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19221228&id=Qx0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=999,9403267&hl=en

more current news article http://search.proquest.com/docview/405285670?accountid=13661

community group http://www.bhcivic.org/