title: Uptown, New Orleans
text: # Uptown, New Orleans
  
  Uptown is a primarily residential neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: LaSalle Street to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Uptown is located at 29°55′34″N 90°06′28″W﻿ / ﻿29.92611°N 90.10778°W﻿ / 29.92611; -90.10778 and has an elevation of 2 feet (0.6 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.7 $km^2).$ 0.64 square miles (1.7 $km^2)$ of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 $km^2)$ (0.0%) of which is water.
  
  ### Adjacent Neighborhoods
  
  * Freret (north)
  * Milan (east)
  * Touro (east)
  * West Riverside (south)
  * Audubon (west)
  
  ### Boundaries
  
  The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Uptown as these streets: LaSalle Street, Napoleon Avenue, Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue. Uptown New Orleans is colloquially used to describe a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and Jefferson Parish line.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the census of 2000, there were 6,681 people, 3,233 households, and 1,446 families living in the neighborhood. The population density was 10,439 $/mi^2$ (3,930 $/km^2).$
  
  As of the census of 2010, there were 5,984 people, 2,921 households, and 1,252 families living in the neighborhood.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Jennifer Sneed Heebe, former state representative and Jefferson Parish council member, Uptown resident since 2008
  * Peggy Wilson, former member of the New Orleans City Council, raised in Uptown
  