Wilson Park, Baltimore
Wilson Park is a small neighborhood in northeast Baltimore and one of the city’s first African-American communities. It is bordered on the south by 43rd Street and on the east by The Alameda.
Two groups help the area: the Kimberleigh Road Community Association and the Wilson Park Improvement Association. The homes vary from large single-family houses to semi-detached houses and townhouses, and most are owner-occupied.
In 2000, 1,355 people lived in Wilson Park. About 98% were African-American and less than 1% were White. The median family income was around $45,000. About 86% of homes were occupied, and of those, about 78.5% were owner-occupied.
Wilson Park has one public K-8 school, Guilford Elementary/Middle, and one public elementary school, Walter P. Carter Elementary. The area is also served by Chinquapin Middle School. High school students typically attend Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical Senior High School, Baltimore City College, or Lewis High School.
The community was built north of Baltimore as the city expanded in the 1950s. It was the first Baltimore neighborhood built specifically for Black residents. Developer Harry Wilson began building houses as early as 1917. In the 1950s, the area expanded with new streets such as Arlington Avenue (now 43rd Street), St. Georges Avenue, and Coldspring Lane. Kimberleigh Road was created in 1953. Many families who moved in were upwardly mobile African-Americans, including steelworkers from Sparrows Point Shipyard, postal workers, teachers, and Morgan State College administrators.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 19:50 (CET).