Created on 29 July 2006 from a previous missionary district.
The previous 7th district was split up: The largest part became the new 6th district, some parts were transferred to the 10th and 12th districts.
A total of 48 properties from the previous district are extant and listed in the current one.
His previous district had been 52 percent black.
Her previous district had been 50 percent black.
Most of the new districts had borders that were very different from the previous districts.
If populations and not just areas are considered, it is primarily an heir of the previous 3rd district.
"We've had plenty of white people here before," he said, referring to previous district and school administrators.
The resulting district was, if anything, even more Democratic than his previous district.
It succeeds a previous district which had been created in 1992 with less powers than the current council.