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1920 map of the six 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 ...
In a triangular area between Veterans Memorial Drive, State Highway 249, and Interstate 45 North. 8. Westbranch. West. Along Beltway 8 south of Jersey Village. 9. Addicks / Park Ten. West. Includes the entirety of Addicks Reservoir and a small area between the reservoir and Interstate 10 west.
Sign indicating the Fifth Ward. 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 geographic areas of Houston are generally classified as either being inside or outside Interstate 610, colloquially called "the Loop". The Loop generally encircles the central business district and the "island cities" of West University Place (West U.), Southside Place, and a portion of Bellaire. ("Island cities" refers to the city of ...
The First Ward of Houston, which is located inside the 610 Loop, is one of the city's historic wards. It was originally the center of the business district for the city, and was strategically located at the intersection of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, near an area now known as Allen's Landing. It was one of the original four wards in ...
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, [ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, [ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ] encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas. With a population of 7,510,253 in 2023 ...
The Sixth Ward was created out of the northern part of the Fourth Ward, [1] and is the only ward that does not extend into downtown Houston 's historical center, although a fraction of what used to be the ward is considered to be within the boundaries of downtown. [citation needed] The Sixth Ward was designated in 1874, [1] and created in 1877.
Third Ward is an area of Houston, Texas, United States, that evolved from one of the six historic wards of the same name. It is located in the southeast Houston management district. Third Ward, located inside the 610 Loop is immediately southeast of Downtown Houston and to the east of the Texas Medical Center .