Wards of New York City

These were used for the election of various municipal offices, and would later be used to construct the boundaries of larger electoral districts.

Six wards were established for New York City, which at the time comprised Manhattan and minor outlying islands, on December 8, 1683.

[6] What is now the West Bronx was annexed by New York City from Westchester County in 1874.

[4] Upon consolidation in 1898, a new charter was enacted which introduced a bicameral Municipal Assembly with an upper Council and a lower Board of Aldermen.

[10] The wards of Brooklyn were used to determine its districts to elect members of the Council; other methods were used in the other boroughs.

1870 Hardy Map of New York City.
Map of the wards of New York City that were established on December 8, 1683. Five of the six wards were located in what is now the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, while the Out Ward covered the rest of Manhattan. The pink line is the modern shoreline.
The wards established on December 8, 1683. The Out Ward covered the rest of Manhattan. The pink line is the modern shoreline .