Uptown, New Orleans
Uptown | |
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 Local businesses on Prytania Street | |
| Coordinates: 29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W / 29.92611°N 90.10778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 3, Uptown/Carrollton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2 ft (0.6 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,201 |
| • Density | 5,000/sq mi (1,900/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 504 |
Uptown is a primarily residential neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: LaSalle Street to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.
Geography
[edit]Uptown is located at 29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W / 29.92611°N 90.10778°W [1] and has an elevation of 2 feet (0.6 m).[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.7 km2). 0.64 square miles (1.7 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
[edit]- Freret (north)
- Milan (east)
- Touro (east)
- West Riverside (south)
- Audubon (west)
Boundaries
[edit]The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Uptown as these streets: LaSalle Street, Napoleon Avenue, Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue.[3] Uptown New Orleans is colloquially used to describe a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and Jefferson Parish line.
Demographics
[edit]As of the census of 2000, there were 6,681 people, 3,233 households, and 1,446 families living in the neighborhood.[4] The population density was 10,439 /mi2 (3,930 /km2).
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,984 people, 2,921 households, and 1,252 families living in the neighborhood.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Jennifer Sneed Heebe, former state representative and Jefferson Parish council member, Uptown resident since 2008[5]
- Peggy Wilson, former member of the New Orleans City Council, raised in Uptown[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. "Uptown Neighborhood". Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ a b "Uptown Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Richard Rainey (August 19, 2008). "Jennifer Sneed resigns Jefferson Parish Council". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "C. Ellis Henican, Jr. obituary". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
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