St. Anthony, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = St. Anthony
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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 6, Gentilly District
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St. Anthony is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: New York Street to the north, Elysian Fields Avenue to the east, Mirabeau Avenue to the south and the London Avenue Canal to the west.

The neighborhood is part of the Gentilly section of the city as well as the city's 7th Ward.

The area experienced disastrous flooding at the end of August 2005 from a levee failure on the London Avenue Canal during Hurricane Katrina.

Geography

St. Anthony is located at coor dms|30|00|54|N|90|03|55|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|0.63|mi2|1. convert|0.63|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks (north)
* Milneburg (east)
* Gentilly Terrace (east)
* Dillard (south)
* Filmore (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of St. Anthony as these streets: New York Street, Elysian Fields Avenue, Mirabeau Avenue and the London Avenue Canal. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/6/32/index.html|title=St. Anthony Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,318 people, 2,233 households, and 1,360 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 8,441 /mi² (3,324 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods
* Gentilly, New Orleans

References