<h2>Seattle's Neighborhoods</h2> <p>Seattle is a city of neighborhoods of diverse character and strong identities. City departments and non-City entities define neighborhoods differently based on many factors. Some districts and neighborhoods are informal with varying boundaries and names. Some neighborhoods may overlap and be referred to by different names by community members.</p> <p>To clarify neighborhood boundaries for the purposes of data reporting and monitoring, we have selected four different neighborhood geographies.</p> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span5"> <p><a href="/Documents/Departments/OPCD/Demographics/AboutSeattle/2010CensusBlocksUCUVMap.pdf" title="2010CensusBlocksUCUVMap.pdf" target=""><img alt="Census Urban Centers and Villages Small Reference Map" src="/Images/Departments/OPCD/Demographics/AboutSeattle/Census UCUV Small Reference Map.png" style="width: 250px;" /></a> <a href="documents/Departments/OPCD/Demographics/AboutSeattle/2010CensusSeattleCommunityReportingAreasandCensus2010Tracts.pdf" title="2010 Census Seattle Community Reporting Areas and Census 2010 Tracts.pdf" target=""><img alt="Census Community Reporting Areas Small Reference Map" src="/Images/Departments/OPCD/Demographics/AboutSeattle/Census CRA Small Reference Map.png" style="width: 250px;" /></a></p> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span5"> <p><strong>Urban Centers and Villages</strong></p> Urban Centers and Villages are areas designated in <a href="/opcd/current-projects/seattle-2035-comprehensive-plan">Seattle's Comprehensive Plan</a> to accommodate future population and job growth and help guide city planning policies.</div> <div class="span2"> </div> <div class="span5"> <p><strong>Community Reporting Areas</strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 30px;">Community Reporting Areas (CRAs) were established as a standard, consistent, citywide geography for the purposes of reporting U.S. Census related information. There are 53 CRAs composed from one to six census tracts.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span5"> <p style="margin-bottom: 30px;"><a href="/Documents/Departments/OPCD/Demographics/AboutSeattle/2010CensusTractsUVDAMap.pdf" title="2010CensusTractsUVDAMap.pdf" target=""><img alt="Seattle Council Districts Map" src="/Images/Departments/OPCD/Demographics/AboutSeattle/Census CD Small Reference Map.png" style="width: 250px;" /></a> <a href="http://seattlecitygis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/StorytellingTextLegend/index.html?appid=92ef6933d46f4c9786c8e8f09515284f" title="index.html?appid=92ef6933d46f4c9786c8e8f09515284f" target=""><img alt="PUMAs Small Reference Map" src="/Images/Departments/OPCD/Demographics/AboutSeattle/Census PUMA Small Reference Map.png" style="width: 250px;" /></a></p> </div> <p><strong>Council Districts</strong></p> <p>There are seven Seattle City Council seats elected in <a href="//www.seattle.gov/cityclerk/municipal-code-and-city-charter/district-elections-map" title="district-elections-map" target="">Council Districts</a> 1-7 with another two positions elected "at-large". The other two positions will be elected "at-large" (city-wide) in positions 8 and 9.</p> </div> <p><strong>PUMAs</strong></p> <p>A PUMA (public use microdata area) is a census area that comprises at least 100,000 people and is the smallest geography for which annual <a class="intLink" href="/opcd/population-and-demographics/american-community-survey">American Community Survey</a> data is available. There are five PUMAs in Seattle.</p>