Leonidas, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Leonidas
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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 3, Uptown/Carrollton
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population = 8953
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Leonidas (also known as West Carrollton) 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, Leonidas and Fig Streets to the north, South Carrollton Avenue to the east, the Mississippi River and Jefferson Parish to the west.

The designated neighborhood incorporates the upper-river half of what had been the town of Carrollton, Louisiana in the 19th century. It is commonly known to locals as "Upper Carrollton" or "West Carrollton".

The section closer to the Jefferson Parish line is sometimes known as "Pidgeon Town".

Landmarks in the neighborhood include the Carrollton Streetcar Barn, Palmer Park, the Water Works, and the Oak Street commercial district including the well known Maple Leaf Bar.

Geography

Leonidas is located at coor dms|29|57|21|N|90|07|44|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|1.05|mi2|1. convert|0.92|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.13|mi2|1 (12.38%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Hollygrove (north)
* Gert Town (north)
* Fontainebleau (east)
* East Carrollton (east)
* Mississippi River (west)
* Jefferson Parish (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Leonidas as these streets: South Claiborne Avenue, Leonidas Street, Fig Street, South Carrollton Avenue, the Mississippi River and Jefferson Parish. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/3/13/index.html|title=Leonidas Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,953 people, 3,633 households, and 2,051 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 9,731 /mi² (3,730 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References