Florida Area is a
neighborhood of the city of
. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Florida Boulevard, Gallier, Law, Congress and North Dorgenois Streets to the north; Mazant Street to the east; North Galvez Street to the south; and Montegut Street, Law Street, and
Almonaster Avenue to the west.
Geography
Florida Area 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 (0.0%) of which is water.
Adjacent neighborhoods
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Desire Area
Desire Area is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Gentilly Boulevard to the north; the Industrial Canal to the east; Florida Boulev ...
(north)
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Florida Projects
Florida Avenue Projects or Florida Projects was a public housing project in the city of New Orleans. The Florida housing development was built in 1946 on an 18.5-acre tract of land bounded by Florida Avenue and North Dorgenois, Mazant and Galli ...
(north)
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Bywater (east)
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St. Claude (south)
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St. Roch (west)
Boundaries
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Florida Area as these streets: Florida Boulevard, Gallier Street, Congress Street, North Dorgenois Street, Mazant Street, North Galvez Street, Montegut Street, Law Street and Almonaster Avenue.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,171 people, 1,189 households, and 823 families residing in the neighborhood.
The
population density
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was 10,229 /mi
2 (3,964 /km
2).
As of the
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
of 2010, there were 1,302 people, 507 households, and 331 families residing in the neighborhood.
See also
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Neighborhoods in New Orleans
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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