Holy Cross, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Holy Cross
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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 = 0.95
area_land_imperial = 0.68
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population = 5507
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Holy Cross is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lower Ninth Ward District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Claude Avenue to the north, St. Bernard Parish to the east, the Mississippi River to the south and the Industrial Canal to the west.

Geography

Holy Cross is located at coor dms|29|57|30|N|90|01|04|W|city GR|1 and has an elevation of convert|3|ft|1GR|3. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of convert|0.95|mi2|1. convert|0.68|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.27|mi2|1 (28.42%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Lower Ninth Ward (north)
* St. Bernard Parish (east)
* Mississippi River (south)
* Bywater (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Holy Cross as these streets: St. Claude Avenue, St. Bernard Parish, the Mississippi River and the Industrial Canal. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/8/20/index.html|title=Holy Cross Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,507 people, 1,982 households, and 1,315 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 8,099 /mi² (3,059 /km²).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References