The District is represented on Kingston City Council by Councillor Rob Hutchison for the 2010-14 term of office.

The term refers to areas located on the north side of Princess Street, which is the main east–west thoroughfare through Kingston, and runs the length of the city as it is Highway 2 through town.

In recent years the socio-demographic nature of this area has changed as increasing levels of gentrification and some studentification (the social and environmental changes caused by increasing numbers of post-secondary students living in a particular urban area)[3] has taken place in some of these neighbourhoods.

The areas proximity to downtown Kingston means it has many good examples of 19th century heritage buildings constructed of local limestone.

The La Salle Causeway which enters the Inner Harbour neighbourhood at the foot of Ontario Street is also the main link between Kingston and its eastern suburbs.