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Desire Area is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Gentilly Boulevard to the north, the Industrial Canal to the east, Florida Boulevard, Alvar Street, Higgins Boulevard, Piety Street, Pleasure Street, Oliver White Avenue, and Desire Street to the south and People's Avenue to the west.

Geography

Desire Area is located at 29°59′39″N 90°02′04″W / 29.99417°N 90.03444°W / 29.99417; -90.03444Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function Template:GR and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m)Template:GR. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 1.83 square miles (4.7 km²). 1.72 square miles (4.5 km²) of which is land and 0.11 square miles (0.3 km²) (6.01%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Desire Area as these streets: Gentilly Boulevard, the Industrial Canal, Florida Boulevard, Alvar Street, Higgins Boulevard, Piety Street, Pleasure Street, Oliver White Avenue, Desire Street, and People's Avenue.^[1]

Demographics

- Note: The below demographic data is for the Desire Development and Area as these census tracts were combined for the 2010 Census.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,451 people, 1,587 households, and 1,125 families residing in the neighborhood.^[2] The population density was 2,204 /mi² (842 /km²).

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,005 people, 678 households, and 502 families residing in the neighborhood.^[3] The population density was 2,204 /mi² (842 /km²).

References

^ Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. "Desire Area Neighborhood". Retrieved 2008-06-21.
^ "Desire Development and Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ "Desire Development and Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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[1] Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. "Desire Area Neighborhood". Retrieved 2008-06-21.

[2] "Desire Development and Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

[3] "Desire Development and Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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 ==Demographics==
+**Note: The below demographic data is for the Desire Development and Area as these census tracts were combined for the 2010 Census.
-As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 3,791 people, 1,328 households, and 963 families residing in the neighborhood.  The [[population density]] was 2,204 /mi² (842 /km²).
+As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 4,451 people, 1,587 households, and 1,125 families residing in the neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Desire Development and Neighborhood|url=http://gnocdc.org/NeighborhoodData/7/DesireDevelopmentAndNeighborhood/index.html|publisher=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=5 January 2012}}</ref>  The [[population density]] was 2,204 /mi² (842 /km²).
+As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 2,005 people, 678 households, and 502 families residing in the neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Desire Development and Neighborhood|url=http://gnocdc.org/NeighborhoodData/7/DesireDevelopmentAndNeighborhood/index.html|publisher=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=5 January 2012}}</ref>  The [[population density]] was 2,204 /mi² (842 /km²).
 ==See also==