Uptown, New Orleans

Uptown
New Orleans Neighborhood
Local businesses on Prytania Street
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
City	New Orleans
Planning District	District 3, Uptown/Carrollton
Elevation	2 ft (0.6 m)
Coordinates	29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W / 29.92611°N 90.10778°WCoordinates: 29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W / 29.92611°N 90.10778°W
Area	0.64 sq mi (1.7 km^2)
- land	0.64 sq mi (2 km^2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km^2), 0%
Population	3,201 (2010)
Density	5,002 / sq mi (1,931 / km^2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	504

Uptown is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: LaSalle Street to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.

Geography

Uptown is located at 29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W / 29.92611°N 90.10778°W ^[1] and has an elevation of 2 feet (0.6 m).^[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.7 km²). 0.64 square miles (1.7 km²) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km²) (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

• Freret (north)
• Milan (east)
• Touro (east)
• West Riverside (south)
• Audubon (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Uptown as these streets: LaSalle Street, Napoleon Avenue, Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue.^[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,681 people, 3,233 households, and 1,446 families residing in the neighborhood.^[4] The population density was 10,439 /mi² (3,930 /km²).

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,984 people, 2,921 households, and 1,252 families residing in the neighborhood.^[4]

Notable people

• Jennifer Sneed Heebe, former state representative and Jefferson Parish council member, Uptown resident since 2008^[5]
• Peggy Wilson, former member of the New Orleans City Council, reared in Uptown^[6]

See also

• New Orleans neighborhoods
• Uptown New Orleans

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. "Uptown Neighborhood". Retrieved 2008-06-21.
4. "Uptown Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
5. Richard Rainey (August 19, 2008). "Jennifer Sneed resigns Jefferson Parish Council". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
6. "C. Ellis Henican, Jr. obituary". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 10, 2015.