Whitehaven, Memphis | |
|---|---|
  Whitehaven, Memphis Location within Tennessee  Whitehaven, Memphis Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°01′38″N 90°01′45″W / 35.02722°N 90.02917°W | |
| Country State County | United States Tennessee Shelby |
| Settled | 1851 |
| Area | |
• Total | 47 km2 (18.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (295 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 50,000 |
| • Density | 331.2/km2 (857.9/sq mi) |
| approx. | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 38109, 38116 |
| Area code | 901 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304540[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
Whitehaven, informally known as "Blackhaven",[2][3][4] is a predominantly African-American community in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was first organized in the late 19th century as a neighborhood for upper-class white families. Its current population is about 50,000.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitehaven
- ^ Hess, Mickey (2010). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. p. 562. ISBN 978-0313343216.
Not two decades since [Whitehaven's] integration, the neighborhood became known as "Blackhaven"...
- ^ Sarig, Roni (2007). "Chapter 3: Memphis—Pimped out or bucked up". Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-hop Became a Southern Thing.
The Neighborhood of Whitehaven was informally renamed Blackhaven
- ^ Sloan, Tony (2020-06-01). "Local businesses suffer from damage amidst recent protests". fox13memphis.com. Fox 13. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13.
I know they call it Whitehaven, but we even call it Blackhaven so...