Black Pearl, New Orleans

Geobox Neighborhood
name = Black Pearl
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category = New Orleans Neighborhood

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image_caption = Mount Moriah Baptist Church in the Black Pearl


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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region_type = City
region = New Orleans
district_type = Planning District
district = District 3, Uptown/Carrollton
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Black Pearl is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: South Carrollton Avenue and St. Charles Avenue to the north, Lowerline, Perrier and Broadway Streets to the east, and the Mississippi River to the west.

The name comes from the historically majority Black population and the name of "Pearl Street".

Most of the neighborhood is a section of what was the town of Carrollton, Louisiana in the 19th century; the designated neighborhood boundaries also include a portion downriver of Lowerline Street that was part of the town of Greenville. This later part includes "Uptown Square", a shopping mall complex more recently mostly converted to offices and residences.

This area on high ground escaped the Hurricane Katrina flooding suffered by most of the city in 2005. However a tornado strike in the early morning hours of February 13 2007 did significant damage.

Geography

Black Pearl is located at coor dms|29|56|11|N|90|08|02|W|city GR|1 and has an elevation of Ft to m|2GR|3. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of Mi2 to km2|0.49|precision=1. Mi2 to km2|0.26|precision=1 of which is land and Mi2 to km2|0.23|precision=1 (46.94%) of which is water.

Adjacent Neighborhoods

* Leonidas (north)
* Freret (northeast)
* Audubon (east)
* Mississippi River (west)

Boundaries

The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Black Pearl as these streets: South Carrollton Avenue, St. Charles Avenue, Lowerline Street, Perrier Street, Broadway Street and the Mississippi River. [cite web|url=http://gnocdc.org/orleans/3/10/index.html|title=Black Pearl Neighborhood|author=Greater New Orleans Community Data Center|accessdate=2007-10-19]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,772 people, 967 households, and 356 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 3,616 /mi² (1,396 /km²). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 36.7% African American, 55.0% White, 2.7% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.

ee also

* New Orleans neighborhoods

References