Har⋅lem
[hahr-luh
m] 
| 1. | a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan. |
| 2. | a tidal river in New York City, between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, which, with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, connects the Hudson and East rivers. 8 mi. (13 km) long. |
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| Har·lem
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A section of New York City in northern Manhattan bordering on the Harlem and East rivers. Peter Stuyvesant established the Dutch settlement of Nieuw Haarlem here in 1658. A rapid influx of African Americans beginning c. 1910 made it one of the largest Black communities in the United States. In the 1920s a flowering of African-American art and literature was known as the Harlem Renaissance. After World War II many Hispanics settled in East (or Spanish) Harlem. Har'lem·ite' n. |
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Harlem
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| harlem | |
noun | |
| a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto |
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Harlem
Neighborhood of Manhattan.
Note: Mostly populated by African-Americans, Harlem has long been a center of black culture.
Note: During the 1920s, Harlem was the site of a great upsurge in black literature, music, and theater known as the Harlem Renaissance.
Note: The area now contains a large Puerto Rican population and, after a period of economic decay, has experienced a revitalization.
[Chapter:] American Geography
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Harlem Heights, FL (CDP, FIPS 28937)
Location: (26.516681, -81.927953)
Population (2000): 1,065 (402 housing units)
Area: 0.793953 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Harlem, GA (city, FIPS 36696)
Location: (33.416822, -82.313762)
Population (2000): 1,814 (763 housing units)
Area: 2.519668 sq mi (land), 0.009201 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 30814
Harlem, MT (city, FIPS 34375)
Location: (48.531752, -108.784407)
Population (2000): 848 (401 housing units)
Area: 0.428999 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 59526
Harlem, GA (CCD, FIPS 07391410)
Location: (33.438459, -82.246738)
Population (2000): 18,140 (7,093 housing units)
Area: 79.542452 sq mi (land), 0.149520 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 30814
Harlem, MT (CCD, FIPS 00591638)
Location: (48.735053, -108.618830)
Population (2000): 1,475 (710 housing units)
Area: 1203.170482 sq mi (land), 1.617739 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 59526
Harlem, FL (CDP, FIPS 28925)
Location: (26.735457, -80.951462)
Population (2000): 2,730 (926 housing units)
Area: 0.967781 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Harlem, ND (township, FIPS 08135420)
Location: (46.153206, -97.811155)
Population (2000): 52 (22 housing units)
Area: 36.099761 sq mi (land), 0.126556 sq mi (water)
Harlem, IL (township, FIPS 20132928)
Location: (42.356043, -89.020718)
Population (2000): 36,171 (13,748 housing units)
Area: 32.792489 sq mi (land), 0.580033 sq mi (water)
Harlem, IL (township, FIPS 17732902)
Location: (42.335706, -89.685950)
Population (2000): 2,402 (948 housing units)
Area: 31.436002 sq mi (land), 0.102229 sq mi (water)
Harlem, OH (township, FIPS 04133516)
Location: (40.161971, -82.803349)
Population (2000): 3,762 (1,382 housing units)
Area: 26.245122 sq mi (land), 0.007656 sq mi (water)
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