Black and White D.C.

by KUMIKO YAMAZAKI on March 8, 2009 • manifold • COMMENT

As part of my ongoing experimentation with Manifold, I mapped D.C. population by race according to the 2000 Census. Here are the results:

Notice the geographical split of the Black and White population in our nation’s capital. To the west of Rock Creek Park is mainly the White population and to the east, the Black population.

I’d be interested to see how other cities compare to D.C. Are others more complex in nature with a core of certain races here and there, or are they more similar to D.C. with a single well defined line?