| Holy Cross | |
| New Orleans Neighborhood | |
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The Doullet "Steamboat houses" from the start of the 20th century
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 7, Bywater District |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
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| Area | 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| - land | 0.68 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.27 sq mi (1 km2), 28.42% |
| Population | 1,226 (2010) |
| Density | 1,291 / sq mi (498 / km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 504 |
Holy Cross is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lower Ninth Ward District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Claude Avenue to the north, St. Bernard Parish to the east, the Mississippi River to the south and the Industrial Canal to the west.
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Holy Cross is located at [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 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2). 0.68 square miles (1.8 km2) of which is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2) (28.42%) of which is water.
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Holy Cross as these streets: St. Claude Avenue, St. Bernard Parish, the Mississippi River and the Industrial Canal.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,507 people, 1,982 households, and 1,315 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 8,099 /mi² (3,059 /km²).
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