City Park is a
neighborhood
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of the city of
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, US. 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 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
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and other incorporate ...
.
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 New Orleans neighborhoods, neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Robert E Lee Boulevard to the north, Orleans Avenue to ...
(west)
*
Navarre, New Orleans (west)
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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 (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 ...
References
Neighborhoods in New Orleans
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