Your super neighborhood at-a-glance:

Greater Fifth Ward has its origins on the north bank of Buffalo Bayou across from the original town site for Houston. Originally a multi-racial community, Fifth Ward quickly became one of the centers of Houston’s African American community. Its commercial streets, especially Lyons and Jensen, provided retail outlets and entertainment for the residents of the small wood frame homes that predominated in the area. Small clusters of brick homes identified a small middle class population. Many original, sub-standard housing units have been demolished over the past two decades, but a recent revival of commercial activity and home construction is now filling these empty lots.

• Houston City Council Districts B, H
• Houston Independent School District (11 public schools; 1 private school)
• 3,192 acres (5.0 sq. miles)
• Super Neighborhood demographics
• Land Use Map for this Super Neighborhood