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The list contains the names of cities, districts, and neighborhoods in the U.S. that are predominantly African American or that are strongly associated with African-American culture— either currently or historically. Included are areas that contain high concentrations of blacks or African Americans.
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. According to the city ...
Between 1990 and 2000 the Hispanic population of Third Ward increased by between 5 and 10 percent as Hispanics in the Houston area moved into majority black neighborhoods. [16] In the same period the black population of the area declined by 1,272 as majority African-American neighborhoods in Houston had declines in their black populations. [11]
Sunnyside, the oldest African-American community in southern Houston, was first platted in 1912. [5] When the community opened in the 1910s, H. H. Holmes, the founder, gave the land the name Sunny Side. [6] By the 1940s area residents established a water district and a volunteer fire department. The City of Houston annexed Sunnyside in 1956. [5]
The Subsistence Homesteads Division of the Interior Department, a program of the New Deal, developed Houston Gardens for the purpose of giving poor and landless people the opportunity to become homeowners. Houston Gardens was the only such community developed in Greater Houston. [1] The City of Houston annexed it in the 1940s. [2]
This category is for neighborhoods of Houston, Texas. Officially Recognized Houston Super Neighborhoods Subcategories. This category has the following 12 ...
Acres Homes is a neighborhood located in northwest Houston, Texas. The 9-square-mile (23 km 2) mile area is loosely bounded by the city limits and West Gulf Bank Road to the north; Pinemont Drive to the south; North Shepherd Drive to the east; and Alabonson Drive to the west. Historically, it has been predominantly African American.
Independence Heights is a community in Houston, Texas, bordered by 40th Street to the north, Yale Street to the west, the 610 Loop to the south, and Airline Drive to the east. [1] The Super Neighborhood boundary created by the City of Houston is bordered by Tidwell to the north, Shepherd Drive to the west, the 610 Loop to the south, and ...