Eimsbüttel (quarter)

is one of the 104 quarters in the Eimsbüttel borough of Hamburg, Germany. In 2016 the population was 57,055.HistoryOn March 1, 2008 the Eimsbüttel quarter lost a part of its area to form the quarter Sternschanze in the borough Altona.GeographyIn 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Eimsbüttel has an area of 3,2 km².DemographicsIn 2006, there were 54,702 people living in Eimsbüttel. The population density is 16930PD/sqkm. 10.6% were children under the age of 18, and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. 14% were resident aliens. 2,710 people were registered as unemployed.In 1999, there were 36,479 households, out of which 12.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 60.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.59.EducationThere were 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the quarter Eimsbüttel.InfrastructureHealth systemsThere were 52 day-care centers for children, 202 physicians in private practice and 16 pharmacies.TransportationThe quarter is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway.According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Eimsbüttel 16,871 private cars were registered (311 cars/1000 people). There were 244 traffic accidents total, including 205 traffic accidents with damage to persons.