- Florida Projects
Geobox Neighborhood
name = Florida Projects
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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 = 0.09
area_land_imperial = 0.09
area_water_imperial = 0.00
area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round = 2
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lat_d = 29
lat_m = 58
lat_s = 55
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long_d = 90
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long_s = 58
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 0
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 1604
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timezone = CST
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area_code = 504
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website =Florida Projects is a neighborhood and a housing project 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 to the north, Mazant Street to the east, North Dorgenois Street to the south and Congress, Law and Gallier Streets to the west. Along with the
Desire Projects , it is historically one of the most crime-ridden areas indowntown New Orleans . It is located across Florida avenue from theDesire Projects .Geography
Florida Projects is located at coor dms|29|58|55|N|90|01|58|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|0.09|mi2|1. convert|0.09|mi2|1 of which is land and convert|0.00|mi2|1 (0.0%) of which is water.Adjacent Neighborhoods
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Desire Projects (north)
* Desire Area (north)
* Bywater (east)
* Florida Area (south & west)Boundaries
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Florida Projects as these streets: Florida Boulevard, Mazant Street, North Dorgenois Street, Congress Street, Law Street and Gallier Street. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/7/18/index.html|title=Florida Development Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2008-06-21]
Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,604 people, 399 households, and 346 families residing in the neighborhood. Thepopulation density was 17,822 /mi² (8,020 /km²).ee also
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New Orleans neighborhoods References
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