The first house in Ann Arbor, built in 1824 by one of the city's founders, Elisha Rumsey, stood at the corner of Huron and First streets. As the downtown grew, that house and almost all other housing in the present downtown area was demolished for commercial construction. This neighborhood has the highest number of single-person households in the city.
South Central is largely student housing.
Most of the South Central area is within Ward Four, but small portions vote in Wards One and Five. Schools for these neighborhoods are Bach Elementary, Slauson Middle School, and Pioneer High.