Florida Projects

Florida Projects

Geobox Neighborhood
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category = New Orleans Neighborhood


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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region_type = City
region = New Orleans
district_type = Planning District
district = District 7, Bywater District
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area_land_imperial = 0.09
area_water_imperial = 0.00
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area_percentage_round = 2
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population_as_of = 2000
population = 1604
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Florida Projects is a neighborhood and a housing project of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Florida Boulevard to the north, Mazant Street to the east, North Dorgenois Street to the south and Congress, Law and Gallier Streets to the west. Along with the Desire Projects, it is historically one of the most crime-ridden areas in downtown New Orleans. It is located across Florida avenue from the Desire Projects.

Geography

Florida Projects is located at coor dms|29|58|55|N|90|01|58|W|city GR|1 and has an elevation of convert|0|ft|1GR|3. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of convert|0.09|mi2|1. convert|0.09|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Desire Projects (north)
* Desire Area (north)
* Bywater (east)
* Florida Area (south & west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Florida Projects as these streets: Florida Boulevard, Mazant Street, North Dorgenois Street, Congress Street, Law Street and Gallier Street. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/7/18/index.html|title=Florida Development Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,604 people, 399 households, and 346 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 17,822 /mi² (8,020 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References


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