City Park is a
neighborhood
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of the city of
, USA. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Allen Toussaint Boulevard to the north,
Bayou St. John
Bayou St. John () is a bayou within the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Bayou as a natural feature drained the swampy land of a good portion of what was to become New Orleans, into Lake Pontchartrain. In its natural state, it extended much ...
to the east,
Orleans Avenue,
North Carrollton Avenue and Toulouse Street to the south and City Park and Orleans Avenues to the west. The neighborhood is named after and dominated by
City Park (New Orleans)
City Park, a public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. City Park is approximately 50% larger than Central Park in New York City, the municipal park recognized by Amer ...
.
Geography
City Park is located at
and has an elevation of .
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the district has a total area of , of which is land and (5.65%) of which is water.
Adjacent neighborhoods
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Lake Shore - Lake Vista (north)
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Mid-City (south)
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Lakeview, New Orleans
Lakeview is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Allen Toussaint Boulevard to the north, Orleans Avenue to the east, Florida Boulev ...
(west)
*
Navarre, New Orleans
Navarre is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: I-610, Canal Boulevard and Florida Boulevard to the north, Orleans Avenue to the ea ...
(west)
*
Filmore, New Orleans
Filmore is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: * Allen Toussaint Boulevard to the north, London Avenue Canal to the east, Press ...
(east)
*
Bayou St. John, New Orleans (east)
Boundaries
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of City Park as these streets: Allen Toussaint Boulevard, Bayou St. John, Orleans Avenue, North Carrollton Avenue, Toulouse Street, City Park Avenue and Orleans Avenue.
Demographics
At the 2000
census
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, there were 2,813 people, 1,565 households and 580 families living in the neighborhood.
The
population density
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was 1,202 /mi
2 (461 /km
2).
At the 2010 census, there were 2,708 people, 1,447 households and 553 families living in the neighborhood.
See also
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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
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