Touro is a
neighborhood
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of the city of
New Orleans
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. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are:
St. Charles Avenue to the north, Toledano Street to the east,
Magazine Street to the south and Napoleon Avenue to the west.
Geography
Touro 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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Milan
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(north)
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Garden District (east)
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East Riverside (south)
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Uptown (west)
Boundaries
The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Touro as these streets: St. Charles Avenue, Toledano Street, Magazine Street and Napoleon Avenue.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,242 people, 1,672 households, and 482 families living in the neighborhood.
The
population density
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was 10,807 /mi
2 (4,053 /km
2).
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 2,998 people, 1,572 households, and 429 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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