Ward Boundaries and Population Density

Primary Source Collection 1, Document 1: Ward Boundaries and Population Density, 1870 Links on the map below will connect you to further pages on the the following topics: Fourth Ward (4), Five Points (6), City Hall, and Central Park.

Map of the southern half of Manhattan in 1870, showing population density by ward. North is to the upper right corner. The fourth ward is in the lower left of the map, in what is now the South Street Seaport area. Source: Seymour J. Mandelbaum, Boss Tweed's New York (New York: John R. Wiley & Sons, 1965)

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The Fourth Ward: Life and Death in New York, 1860-1870


Map of the southern half of Manhattan in 1870, showing population density by ward. North is to the upper right corner. The fourth ward is in the lower left of the map, in what is now the South Street Seaport area. Source: Seymour J. Mandelbaum, Boss Tweed's New York (New York: John R. Wiley & Sons, 1965)