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==Demographics== |
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2010, there were 1,570 people. |
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 9,596 people, 3,578 households, and 2,377 families residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 95.3% African American, 2.0% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 23:38, 19 October 2010
West Lake Forest is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A subdistrict of the New Orleans East area, its boundaries as determined by the City Planning Commission are: Interstate 10 to the north and west, Read Boulevard to the east, and Dwyer Road to the south.
West Lake Forest has a mixture of single-family detached homes, apartment complexes, and townhomes. The neighborhood was developed mostly during the late 1960s and 1970s.[1] New Orleans and the state of Louisiana experienced an economic decline in the late 1980s, which slowed development. Lake Forest Plaza, an 80-acre (320,000 m2) 1,200,000-square-foot (110,000 m2) shopping center in the heart of West Lake Forest, was hit hard by the downturn. The opening of newer, larger malls in the Greater New Orleans area also depleted its customer base.[2]
By the 1990s, the neighborhood saw an increase in the number of low-income residents as public housing developments in other parts of the city were closed. The total population of West Lake Forest rose 5.75% between 1990 and 2000, while New Orleans as a whole declined by 2.5%.[2]
West Lake Forest was significantly impacted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Over 70% of residential properties as well as nearly all commercial properties in the neighborhood received flood damage, wind damage, or both.[2] Approximately 33.4% of West Lake Forest's pre-Katrina household population had returned to the neighborhood as of June 2008.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, West Lake Forest has a total area of 1.37 square miles (3.5 km2). 1.35 square miles (3.5 km2) of which is land and 0.02 square miles (0.1 km2) of which is water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
- Little Woods (north)
- Pine Village (west)
- Plum Orchard (south)
- Read Boulevard West (south)
- Read Boulevard East (east)
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2010, there were 1,570 people.
See also
References
- ^ West Lake Forest Neighborhood Snapshot – Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ a b c "New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilding Plan" (PDF). 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2008-11-03. [dead link]
- ^ Table: Households Actively Receiving Mail by Neighborhood in New Orleans (June 2008). Retrieved November 1, 2008.
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