In the United States, neighborhoods are often given official or semi-official status through neighborhood associations, neighborhood watches, or block watches. These may regulate such matters as lawn care and fence
height, and they may provide such services as block parties, neighborhood parks, and community security. In some other places the equivalent organisation
is the parish, though a parish may have several neighborhoods within it depending on the area.
In localities where neighborhoods do
not have an official status, questions can arise as to where one neighborhood begins and another ends. Many cities may use districts and wards as official divisions
of the city, rather than traditional neighborhood boundaries. |
