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Audubon is a
neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
of the city of
New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
. A subdistrict of the Uptown/ Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue to the north, Jefferson Avenue to the east, the
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and
Magazine Street Magazine Street is a major thoroughfare in New Orleans, Louisiana. Like Tchoupitoulas Street, St. Charles Avenue, and Claiborne Avenue, it follows the curving course of the Mississippi River. The street took its name from an ammunition magazine ...
to the south, and Lowerline Street to the west. The name Audubon comes from Audubon Park, one of the largest parks in the city, which is located in the southern portion of the district. The area is also known as the "University District," as it is also home of
Tulane Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...
and Loyola Universities, as well as the former St. Mary’s Dominican College (now a satellite campus of Loyola), and
Newcomb College H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University located in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was founded by Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 in memory of her daughter. ...
(now part of Tulane). The Audubon neighborhood was also the home of the original campus of Leland University. The section of the neighborhood upriver from Audubon Park incorporates what was the town of Greenville, Louisiana until it was annexed to New Orleans in the 19th century; locals still sometimes call that area "Greenville".


Geography

Audubon is located at and has an elevation of . According to the
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, the district has a total area of . of which is land and (6.58%) of which is water. Some of the most spectacular mansions reside in this area of the city. Areas of note are the houses that line
St. Charles Avenue St. Charles Avenue (french: avenue Saint-Charles) is a thoroughfare in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. and the route of the St. Charles Streetcar Line. It is also famous for the dozens of mansions that adorn the tree-lined boulevard for much of the ...
and the gated community Audubon Place.


Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Marlyville/Fontainebleau (north) * Freret (east) *
Uptown, New Orleans Uptown is a primarily residential neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/ Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: LaSalle Street to the north, Napoleon Avenue to t ...
(east) * West Riverside (south) *
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(south) *
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(west) * East Carrollton (west)


Boundaries

The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Audubon as these streets: South Claiborne Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Magazine Street, Webster Street, Tchoupitoulas Street, Exposition Place, the Mississippi River, Broadway Street, Perrier Street, Lowerline Street.


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,898 people, 5,700 households, and 2,724 families residing in the neighborhood. The
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was 6,534 /mi2 (2,523 /km2). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 5.1% African American, 86.1% White, 2.4% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population. As of the census of 2010, there were 15,865 people, 5,335 households, and 2,607 families residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 4.8% African American, 85.0% White, 3.2% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population.


See also

*
New Orleans neighborhoods The city planning commission for New Orleans divided the city into 13 planning districts and 73 distinct neighborhoods in 1980. Although initially in the study 68 neighborhoods were designated, and later increased by the City Planning Commission to ...


References

Neighborhoods in New Orleans Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River {{NewOrleans-stub