Lakewood, New Orleans
Lakewood is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Leslie Lane to the north, Pontchartrain Boulevard and the Pontchartrain Expressway to the east, Last, Quince, Hamilton, Peach, Mistletoe, Dixon, Cherry and Palmetto Streets to the south and the 17th Street Canal to the west.
Geography
Lakewood is located at 29°59′17″N 90°07′11″W / 29.98806°N 90.11972°WInvalid 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 0.88 square miles (2.3 km2). 0.88 square miles (2.3 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
- West End (north)
- [[Lakeview, New Orleans|] (east)
- [[Navarre, New Orleans|] (east)
- [[Mid City New Orleans|] (east)
- Dixon (south)
- Hollygrove (south)
- Jefferson Parish (west)
Boundaries
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Lakewood as these streets: Leslie Lane, Pontchartrain Boulevard, Pontchartrain Expressway, Last Street, Quince Street, Hamilton Street, Peach Street, Mistletoe Street, Dixon Street, Cherry Street, Palmetto Street and the 17th Street Canal.[1]
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,962 people. The population density was 2,230 /mi² (853 /km²).
See also
References
- ^ Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. "Lakewood Neighborhood". Retrieved 2008-06-21.
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