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Wards of Houston. When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders— John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen —divided it into political geographic districts called "wards". [citation needed] The ward system, a precursor to today's City Council districts, was a common political tool of the early 19th ...
The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards.There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions.
The Fifth Ward is a community of Houston, Texas, United States, derived from a historical political district (ward), [1] about 2 miles (3.2 km) [2] northeast of Downtown. Its boundaries are Buffalo Bayou on the south, Jensen Drive on the west, Collingsworth Rd on the north, and Lockwood Drive on the east.
The Fourth Ward was established as one of four wards by the City of Houston in 1839. [1] By 1906 it included much of what is, as of 2008, Downtown and Neartown; at that point the city stopped using the ward system. [2] The area was the site of Freedman's Town, composed of recently freed slaves. [2]
The ward became the center of Houston's African-American community. Third Ward is nicknamed "The Tre". [1] [2] Robert D. Bullard, a sociologist teaching at Texas Southern University, stated that Third Ward is "the city's most diverse black neighborhood and a microcosm of the larger black Houston community." [3]
When Houston was established in 1837, the city's founders divided it into political geographic districts called "wards." The ward designation is the progenitor of the nine current-day Houston City Council districts. Much of the predominantly African American First Ward was demolished and renovated as part of a gentrification effort. Much of the ...
The Houston City Council followed suit on June 25, 1998, designating Old Sixth Ward a Historic District. Although Old Sixth Ward contains many homes from the late 19th century, Houston's lax preservation laws, allowing demolition of most historic properties after a 90-day wait, may eventually eliminate this historic area.
Two lawsuits are in progress as of 2024. The first is a private mass tort lawsuit between residents of the Fifth Ward and Union Pacific over damages, being litigated by Mack Injury Attorneys. [54] The second lawsuit was filed by the City of Houston, and the Bayou City Initiative against Union Pacific. In July 2022, this group announced an ...