Touro, New Orleans

Touro, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Touro
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category = New Orleans Neighborhood


image_caption = St. Stephen's Church on Napoleon Avenue


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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region_type = City
region = New Orleans
district_type = Planning District
district = District 2, Central City/Garden District
area_imperial = 0.30
area_land_imperial = 0.30
area_water_imperial = 0.00
area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round = 2
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lat_m = 55
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long_s = 46
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population_as_of = 2000
population = 3242
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timezone = CST
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Touro is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue to the north, Toledano Street to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Napoleon Avenue to the west.

Geography

Touro is located at coor dms|29|55|27|N|90|05|46|W|city GR|1 and has an elevation of convert|3|ft|1GR|3. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of convert|0.30|mi2|1. convert|0.30|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Milan (north)
* Garden District (east)
* East Riverside (south)
* Uptown (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Touro as these streets: St. Charles Avenue, Toledano Street, Magazine Street and Napoleon Avenue. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/2/67/index.html|title=Touro Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,242 people, 1,672 households, and 482 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 10,807 /mi² (4,053 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References


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