Uptown, New Orleans

Not to be confused with Uptown New Orleans.

Uptown
New Orleans Neighborhood
Local businesses on Prytania Street
Coordinates: 29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
City	New Orleans
Planning District	District 3, Uptown/Carrollton
Area
• Total	0.64 sq mi (1.7 km^2)
• Land	0.64 sq mi (1.7 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	2 ft (0.6 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,201
• Density	5,000/sq mi (1,900/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	504

Uptown is a primarily residential neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans 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 ^[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 New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Uptown as these streets: LaSalle Street, Napoleon Avenue, Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue.^[3] Uptown New Orleans is colloquially used to describe a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and Jefferson Parish line.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,681 people, 3,233 households, and 1,446 families living 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 living 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, raised 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.