Freret, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Freret
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category = New Orleans Neighborhood

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image_caption = At the monthly Freret Street Market


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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region_type = City
region = New Orleans
district_type = Planning District
district = District 3, Uptown/Carrollton
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population = 2446
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Freret is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, LaSalle Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.

Geography

Freret is located at coor dms|29|56|15|N|90|06|25|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|0.19|mi2|1. convert|0.19|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Broadmoor (north)
* Milan (east)
* Uptown (south)
* Audubon (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Freret as these streets: South Claiborne Avenue, Napoleon Avenue, LaSalle Street and Jefferson Avenue. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/3/64/index.html|title=Freret Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,446 people, 902 households, and 546 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 12,874 /mi² (4,892 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References