Lower Garden District | |
New Orleans neighborhood | |
Building formerly housing a neighborhood bar, Lower Garden District
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Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
City | New Orleans |
Planning District | District 2, Central City/Garden District |
Elevation | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Coordinates | 29°56′02″N 90°04′12″W / 29.93389°N 90.07000°WCoordinates: 29°56′02″N 90°04′12″W / 29.93389°N 90.07000°W |
Area | 1.16 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
- land | 0.95 sq mi (2 km2) |
- water | 0.21 sq mi (1 km2), 18.1% |
Population | 4,542 (2010) |
Density | 3,916/sq mi (1,512/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code | 504 |
Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue, Felicity, Prytania, Thalia, Magazine, and Julia Streets to the north; the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, Crescent City Connection, and Mississippi River to the east; Felicity Street, Magazine Street, Constance Street, Jackson Avenue, Chippewa Street, Soraparu Street, and St. Thomas Street to the south; and 1st Street to the west.
Lower Garden District is located at 29°56′02″N 90°04′12″W / 29.93389°N 90.07000°W and has an elevation of 6 feet (1.8 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.0 km2), 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) of which is land and 0.21 square miles (0.5 km2) (18.1%) of which is water.
It includes the Papillon Apartments, an apartment complex operated by Tulane University for graduate students and their families.
The City Planning Commission defines the various boundaries of the Lower Garden District with these streets: St. Charles Avenue, Prytania Street, Felicity Street, Thalia Street, Magazine Street, Julia Street, the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, Crescent City Connection, Mississippi River, Constance Street, Jackson Avenue, Chippewa Street, Soraparu Street, St. Thomas Street, and First Street.