Shaw (Washington, D.C.)

Shaw
Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Clockwise from top left: Asbury Dwellings; O Street Market; UNCF; Immaculate Conception Church.
Shaw within the District of Columbia
Country	United States
District	Washington, D.C.
Ward	Wards 1 and 2
Named for	Shaw School, named for Robert Gould Shaw
Government
• Councilmember	Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1) Brooke Pinto (Ward 2)
Area
• Total	.73 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	17,639[1]
• Density	24,163.0/sq mi (9,329.4/km2)

Shaw is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in the Northwest quadrant. Shaw is a major entertainment and retail hub, and much of the neighborhood is designated as a historic district, including the smaller Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District.^[2] Shaw and the U Street Corridor have historically have been the city's hub for African-American social, cultural, and economic life.^[3]