The North End neighborhood borders the towns of Trumbull to the north and Fairfi eld to the west. It is adjacent to Reservoir/Whiskey Hill on the east and Brooklawn/St. Vincent on the south. The neighborhood is primarily single-family residential, with some pockets of higher-density residential uses in its western portion and a commercial strip along Main Street. The area has a significant amount of park/open space area, including three large parks: Veterans Memorial Park, Puglio Park and Elton Rogers Park. Lake Forest is a major water body that is located in the neighborhood.

The North End had 21,566 residents in 2000. The majority of residents were White non-Hispanic (61%), followed by Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic (16% each), and Asian (7%). Approximately 21 percent of the neighborhood’s residents were foreign-born. In 2000, the neighborhood had 8,717 housing units, approximately 85 percent of which were built before 1980. Most housing units in the neighborhood (69%) are owner-occupied. Over one-third of jobs in the North End in 2000 were in education and health services, reflecting the area’s proximity to St. Vincent’s Medical Center. This sector typically pays a relatively low wage, but in the North End, workers in education and health services earn more, or nearly $48,000 annually.