St. Roch, New Orleans
| St. Roch | |
| New Orleans neighborhood | |
 The Shrine and Cemetery of Saint Roch gave the neighborhood its name
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 7, Bywater District |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°59′06″N 90°03′13″W / 29.98500°N 90.05361°WCoordinates: 29°59′06″N 90°03′13″W / 29.98500°N 90.05361°W |
| Area | 1.25 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| - land | 1.25 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 3,255 (2010) |
| Density | 2,604/sq mi (1,005/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 504 |
St. Roch is a neighborhood of the U.S. city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Lafreniere Street, Paris Avenue, I-610, Benefit Street, and Dahlia Walk to the north; People's and Almonaster Avenues to the east; St. Claude Avenue to the south; Elysian Fields Avenue, Hope, Frenchmen, Duels, St. Anthony, Industry, Allen, & Agriculture Streets, A.P. Tureaud Avenue, Abundance, Republic, Treasure, & Dugue Streets, and Florida & St. Bernard Avenues to the west.
The city of New Orleans was founded by the French in the early 1700s, ruled for 40 years by the Spanish, and declared territory of the United States in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. New Orleans is known for its Creole culture and history. During the Spanish period, starting in 1763, the laws allowed for a free people of color or gens de colour. Being near many waterways, New Orleans was able to easily import and export goods to and from the Caribbean, South America, and Europe. With New Orleans' growth as a major port city in the 19th century, many neighborhoods began to develop as people migrated to the more promising areas.
One of the neighborhoods that came into play was the St. Roch neighborhood. Originally called Faubourg Franklin, the neighborhood began to develop in 1830 when the Pontchartrain Railroad connected the Faubourg Marigny with the settlement of Milneburg on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. “The area has a proud history as home to one of the country’s largest populations of free people of color before the Civil War.” GNOCDC. By the 20th century, St. Roch had grown considerably with new technologies of sewerage and water services. By the late 1920s, St. Roch was considered a “low-key”, serene, racially mixed residential section of New Orleans.
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