Desire Area, New Orleans

Coordinates: 29°59′39″N 90°02′04″W / 29.99417°N 90.03444°W / 29.99417; -90.03444

Desire Area
New Orleans Neighborhood
Neighborhood grocery after Hurricane Katrina
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
City	New Orleans
Planning District	District 7, Bywater District
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Coordinates	29°59′39″N 90°02′04″W / 29.99417°N 90.03444°W / 29.99417; -90.03444
Area	1.83 sq mi (4.7 km2)
- land	1.72 sq mi (4 km2)
- water	0.11 sq mi (0 km2), 6.01%
Population	582 (2010)
Density	318 / sq mi (123 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	504

Desire Area is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Gentilly Boulevard to the north, the Industrial Canal to the east, Florida Boulevard, Alvar Street, Higgins Boulevard, Piety Street, Pleasure Street, Oliver White Avenue, and Desire Street to the south and People's Avenue to the west.

Geography

Desire Area is located at 29°59′39″N 90°02′04″W / 29.99417°N 90.03444°W / 29.99417; -90.03444 ^[1] and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m)^[2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 1.83 square miles (4.7 km²). 1.72 square miles (4.5 km²) of which is land and 0.11 square miles (0.3 km²) (6.01%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

• Gentilly Woods (north)
• Viavant/Venetian Isles (east)
• Bywater (south)
• Florida Projects (south)
• Desire Projects (south)
• Florida Area (south)
• Gentilly Terrace (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Desire Area as these streets: Gentilly Boulevard, the Industrial Canal, Florida Boulevard, Alvar Street, Higgins Boulevard, Piety Street, Pleasure Street, Oliver White Avenue, Desire Street, and People's Avenue.^[3]

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 3,791 people, 1,328 households, and 963 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 2,204 /mi² (842 /km²).

See also

• New Orleans neighborhoods

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. "Desire Area Neighborhood". http://gnocdc.org/orleans/7/15/index.html. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.