Milneburg, New Orleans
neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Milneburg is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Leon C. Simon Drive to the north, People's Avenue to the east, Filmore Ave to the south and Elysian Fields Avenue to the west, putting it within the 8th Ward of New Orleans. The Milneburg neighborhood takes its name from Milneburg, a historic town and neighborhood formerly located a short distance north of the modern neighborhood.
Geography
Milneburg is located at 30°01′09″N 90°03′12″W and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2). 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks (north)
Pontchartrain Park (east)
Gentilly Terrace (south)
St. Anthony (west)
Boundaries
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Milneburg as these streets: Leon C. Simon Drive, People's Avenue, Filmore Avenue and Elysian Fields Avenue.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,640 people, 2,194 households, and 1,507 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 7,726 /mi2 (2,968 /km2).
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