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Uptown, New Orleans

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- land
  
0.64 sq mi (2 km)

- summer (DST)
  
CDT (UTC-5)

Area code
  
504

- water
  
0.00 sq mi (0 km), 0%

Area
  
166 ha

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Uptown is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: LaSalle Street to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.

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Geography

Uptown is located at 29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W and has an elevation of 2 feet (0.6 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.7 km2). 0.64 square miles (1.7 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

  • Freret (north)
  • Milan (east)
  • Touro (east)
  • West Riverside (south)
  • Audubon (west)
  • Boundaries

    The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Uptown as these streets: LaSalle Street, Napoleon Avenue, Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 6,681 people, 3,233 households, and 1,446 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 10,439 /mi² (3,930 /km²).

    As of the census of 2010, there were 5,984 people, 2,921 households, and 1,252 families residing in the neighborhood.

    Notable people

  • Jennifer Sneed Heebe, former state representative and Jefferson Parish council member, Uptown resident since 2008
  • Peggy Wilson, former member of the New Orleans City Council, reared in Uptown
  • References

    Uptown, New Orleans Wikipedia