Uptown, New Orleans


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 and has an elevation of. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of. of which is land and of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

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

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,681 people, 3,233 households, and 1,446 families living in the neighborhood. The population density was 10,439 /mi².
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,984 people, 2,921 households, and 1,252 families living in the neighborhood.

Notable people