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Filmore is a neighborhood of the city of . 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 Drive, Paris Avenue and Harrison Avenue to the south and
Filmore is a neighborhood of the city of . 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 Drive, Paris Avenue and Harrison Avenue to the south and 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 west.
Geography
Filmore is located at and has an elevation of . According to theUnited States Census Bureau
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, the district has a total area of . of which is land and (4.03%) of which is water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
* Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks (north) * St. Anthony (east) * Dillard (east) * St. Bernard Projects (south) *City Park
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(west)
Boundaries
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Filmore as these streets: * Allen Toussaint Boulevard, London Avenue Canal, Press Drive, Paris Avenue, Harrison Avenue and Bayou St. John.Demographics
As of thecensus
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of 2000, there were 6,983 people, 2,757 households, and 1,892 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density
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was 5,868 /mi2 (2,253 /km2).
As of the census
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of 2010, there were 4,227 people, 1,654 households, and 1,087 families residing in the neighborhood.
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 t ...
* Gentilly, New Orleans
Gentilly is a broad, predominantly middle-class and racially diverse section of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Gentilly neighborhood is bounded by Lake Pontchartrain to the north, France Road to the east, Bayou St. John to the west, and CSX Transpor ...
References
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