Irish Channel, New Orleans

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state = Louisiana
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district_type = Planning District
district = District 2, Central City/Garden District
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Irish Channel is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Tchoupitoulas, Toledano and Magazine Streets to the north, 1st Street to the east, the Mississippi River to the south and Napoleon Avenue to the west.

Geography

Irish Channel is located at coor dms|29|55|23|N|90|04|55|W|city GR|1 and has an elevation of convert|7|ft|1GR|3. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of convert|0.83|sqmi|1. convert|0.50|sqmi|1 of which is land and convert|0.33|sqmi|1 (39.76%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* East Riverside (north)
* Garden District (north)
* Lower Garden District (east)
* St. Thomas Development (east)
* Mississippi River (south)
* West Riverside (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Irish Channel as these streets: Tchoupitoulas Street, Toledano Street, Magazine Street, 1st Street, the Mississippi River and Napoleon Avenue. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/2/70/index.html|title=Irish Channel Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,270 people, 1,750 households, and 904 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 8,540 /mi² (3,285 /km²).

History

The mostly working class neighborhood was, as the name implies, originally settled largely by immigrants from Ireland in the early 19th century. However early on the area also had people of other ethnicities, including German, Italian, and African American, living nearby each other.

Through the early 20th century much of the population worked in the port of New Orleans before modern shipping innovations greatly reduced the need for stevedores and similar jobs. There were also local breweries in the area.

Since about the 1960s, the neighborhood has been majority African American, with substantial minorities of the descendants of the 19th century immigrants and more recent Latino immigrants. Parades and parties are held on and around St. Patrick's Day which are enjoyed by many locals whether they are of Irish ancestry or not.

The area is known for much surviving working class and middle class 19th century residential architecture, including many shotgun houses. The neighborhood included the St. Thomas Development.

Built on the city's old high ground, the neighborhood was one of the few to escape the catastrophic flooding of most of the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (see: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans).

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References