Touro, New Orleans

New Orleans Neighborhood in Louisiana, United States

Touro

New Orleans Neighborhood

St. Stephen's Church on Napoleon Avenue

Coordinates: 29°55′27″N 90°05′46″W﻿ / ﻿29.92417°N 90.09611°W﻿ / 29.92417; -90.09611
Country| United States
State| Louisiana
City| New Orleans
Planning District| District 2, Central City/Garden District
Area

• Total

| 0.30 sq mi (0.8 km2)
• Land| 0.30 sq mi (0.8 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

| 3 ft (0.9 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 1,761
• Density| 5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 504

Touro is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue to the north, Toledano Street to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Napoleon Avenue to the west.

## Geography

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Touro is located at 29°55′27″N 90°05′46″W﻿ / ﻿29.92417°N 90.09611°W﻿ / 29.92417; -90.09611 [1] and has an elevation of 3 feet (0.9 m).[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.8 km2). 0.30 square miles (0.8 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.

### Adjacent Neighborhoods

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* Milan (north)
* Garden District (east)
* East Riverside (south)
* Uptown (west)

### Boundaries

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The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Touro as these streets: St. Charles Avenue, Toledano Street, Magazine Street and Napoleon Avenue.[3]

## Demographics

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As of the census of 2000, there were 3,242 people, 1,672 households, and 482 families living in the neighborhood.[4] The population density was 10,807 /mi2 (4,053 /km2).

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,998 people, 1,572 households, and 429 families living in the neighborhood.[4]

## See also

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* New Orleans neighborhoods

## References

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1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. "Touro Neighborhood". Retrieved 2008-06-21.
4. ^ a b "Touro Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

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Neighborhoods of the Central City/Garden District of New Orleans

* Central City
* East Riverside
* Garden District
* Irish Channel
* Lower Garden District
* Milan
* St. Thomas
* Touro

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