Lakewood, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Lakewood
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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region_type = City
region = New Orleans
district_type = Planning District
district = District 5, Lakeview District
area_imperial = 0.88
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population_as_of = 2000
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Lakewood is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Veterans Memorial Boulevard to the north, Pontchartrain Boulevard and the Pontchartrain Expressway to the east, Last, Quince, Hamilton, Peach, Mistletoe, Dixon, Cherry and Palmetto Streets to the south and the 17th Street Canal to the west.

Geography

Lakewood is located at coor dms|29|59|17|N|90|07|11|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|0.88|mi2|1. convert|0.88|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* West End (north)
* Lakeview (east)
* Navarre (east)
* Mid City (east)
* Dixon (south)
* Hollygrove (south)
* Jefferson Parish (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Lakewood as these streets: Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Pontchartrain Boulevard, Pontchartrain Expressway, Last Street, Quince Street, Hamilton Street, Peach Street, Mistletoe Street, Dixon Street, Cherry Street, Palmetto Street and the 17th Street Canal. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/5/38/index.html|title=Lakewood Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,962 people, 780 households, and 584 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 2,230 /mi² (853 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References