Florida Area, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Florida Area
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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 7, Bywater District
area_imperial = 0.31
area_land_imperial = 0.31
area_water_imperial = 0.00
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population_as_of = 2000
population = 3171
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Florida 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: Florida Boulevard, Gallier, Law, Congress and North Dorgenois Streets to the north, Mazant Street to the east, North Galvez Street to the south and Montegut Street, Law Street and Almonaster Avenue to the west.

Geography

Florida Area is located at coor dms|29|58|49|N|90|02|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|0.31|mi2|1. convert|0.31|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Desire Area (north)
* Florida Projects (north)
* Bywater (east)
* St. Claude (south)
* St. Roch (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Florida Area as these streets: Florida Boulevard, Gallier Street, Law Street, Congress Street, North Dorgenois Street, Mazant Street, North Galvez Street, Montegut Street, Law Street and Almonaster Avenue. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/7/17/index.html|title=Florida Area Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,171 people, 1,189 households, and 823 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 10,229 /mi² (3,964 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References