16 Facts About Mattapan

Predominantly residential, Mattapan is a mix of public housing, small apartment buildings, single-family houses, and two- and three-family houses .

Mattapan has a large portion of green space within the neighborhood.

Mattapan's demographics are diverse, with a large population of Haitians, Caribbean immigrants, and African Americans.

Mattapan has public services such as a recently renovated community health center, and constable services.

Mattapan has a trolley running through it, which is accessible via Ashmont.

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At the turn of the 20th century, the population of Mattapan was largely Caucasian, but starting in the late 1960s, blockbusting intentionally designed to destabilize the neighborhood drove many long-term residents out of Mattapan.

Mattapan has become an important center for the Haitian cultural, social, and political life in the state of Massachusetts.

The banking consortium Boston Banks Urban Renewal Group allegedly drove the Jewish community out of Mattapan and are held partially responsible for the ensuing deterioration of the neighborhood, especially along the Blue Hill Avenue corridor.

Today Mattapan is seeing another major population shift, albeit a natural turn over of housing, as a large number of immigrants from Haiti and other Caribbean countries continue to move in.

Mattapan now has the largest Haitian community in Massachusetts, and is largely made up of African Americans and immigrants from other Caribbean countries.

Since 1980, the majority of Mattapan has been inhabited by foreign born citizens, and until about 1990 many of these foreign born inhabitants became U S citizens; after the 1990s, many people who immigrated to the United States did not become U S citizens[1].

Mattapan is mainly made up of triple and double decker houses.

Shopping Districts- Mattapan Square is the shopping district hub, featuring multiple stores.

In Mattapan there are seven schools ranging from preschools to middle schools.

Mattapan schools have received high quality reviews from parents and the Dr Catherine Ellison-Rosa Parks Early Education School has received a 5 out of 5 star rating on education.

The Mattapan branch began as a reading room attached to the Oakland Hall Building's delivery station.