East Riverside is a
neighborhood of the city of
. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are:
Magazine Street
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to the north, Toledano Street to the east, Tchoupitoulas Street to the south and Napoleon Avenue to the west.
Geography
East Riverside is located at
and has an elevation of .
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the district has a total land area of , with no bodies of water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
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Touro (north)
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Irish Channel (east & south)
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West Riverside (west)
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,220 people, 1,386 households, and 709 families residing in the neighborhood.
The
population density
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was 12,880 /mi
2 (5,367 /km
2).
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 2,699 people, 1,324 households, and 600 families residing 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 t ...
References
Neighborhoods in New Orleans
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