▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Avenue ▁Historic ▁District , ▁Northern ▁Clay ▁Center , ▁Ar ti Culture ▁and ▁The ▁Play w right s ' ▁Center . ▁ ▁C iv ic ▁information ▁Polit ically , ▁S ew ard ▁is ▁progress ive - left , ▁with ▁the ▁Democratic - F ar mer - L abor ▁Party ▁and ▁Green ▁Party ▁having ▁political ▁domin ance . ▁The ▁S ew ard ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Group ▁is ▁the ▁area ' s ▁neighborhood ▁organization . ▁ ▁School s ▁One ▁public ▁school ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁S ew ard ▁Mont ess ori ▁School ▁( using ▁the ▁Mont ess ori ▁method ▁for ▁gr ades ▁K - 8 ). ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁Matt he ws ▁Park ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Center . ▁Anne ▁S ull ivan ▁Communic ation ▁Center ▁( open ▁to ▁all ▁students ▁but ▁emphas izing ▁programs ▁for ▁the ▁de af ▁and ▁vis ually ▁imp a ired ) ▁ ▁is ▁located ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁green way ▁in ▁the ▁Long f ellow ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁from ▁S ew ard ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁can ▁walk ▁to ▁both ▁these ▁schools . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁S ew ard ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁was ▁ 7 , 3 0 8 . ▁Med ian ▁household ▁income ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁was ▁$ 3 0 , 2 0 9 . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁lived ▁below ▁pover ty ▁level ▁in