Central Park Explained

Central Park is the sixth-largest park in New York City, containing 843 acres and 42 million visitors annually.

Olmsted and Vaux won the 1858 design contest. Thirty-three firms submitted plans.

Clearing the site evicted approximately 1,600 residents. The land cost ended up being 7.39 million dollars.

The park has 8 lakes and ponds. They were created by damming natural seeps.

A survey bolt from John Randel Jr. remains in a rock. It is north of the Dairy.

Central Park recorded 42 million visitors annually as of 2016. Peak visitation occurs during summer weekends.

Central Park constitutes its own United States census tract.

The Central Park Conservancy has managed the park since 1998. Belvedere Castle serves as one of five visitor centers.