Bayou St. John, New Orleans

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name = Bayou St. John
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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 4, Mid-City District
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Bayou St. John is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Esplanade Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the east, St. Louis Street to the south and Bayou St. John to the west.

Geography

Bayou St. John is located at coor dms|29|58|31|N|90|05|10|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|0.42|mi2|1. convert|0.42|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Fairgrounds (north)
* Tremé (east)
* Mid-City (west)
* City Park (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Bayou St. John as these streets: Esplanade Avenue, North Broad Street, St. Louis Street and Bayou St. John. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/4/43/index.html|title=Bayou St. John Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,861 people, 2,113 households, and 1,082 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 11,574 /mi² (4,419 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References