Central Ward, Newark, New Jersey


Central Ward is the heart of Newark. It was initially populated by Connecticut Puritans, became for a time primarily Jewish, and is currently primarily African-American.
It is bordered roughly by Avon Avenue on the south, Orange St. on the north, Ironbound on the east, the west ward and the city of Irvington on the west.
It includes Downtown, University Heights, Clinton Hill, Springfield/Belmont, and an unnamed residential area to the north of Avon Avenue, the south of South Orange Avenue, the east of Irvington, and the west of Bergen Street.