The Historic 7th Ward NIA (Neighborhood Improvement Association) can be described as an organization that wants to reform their district – the 7th Ward.
A short Neighborhood Snapshot
Before the Civil War and during the time when Jim Crow laws were validated, the district 7th Ward was regarded by a lot of people as the archetypal Creole area in the city New Orleans. There lived a lot of sophisticated and talented people of color.
Unfortunately New Orleans built the I-10 interstate highway right over the Claiborne neutral ground after desegregation. With this action they destroyed the wealthy business district of the 7th Ward. They took down the gorgeous live oaks that are still remembered by community members. Today, the community painted various images of the oaks on the cement pilings that supplanted them.
Borders
The 7th Ward is a sub-district of the Mid-City District Area. This neighborhood is bordered to the north by:
- A.P. Tureaud Avenue
- Agriculture
- Allen
- Industry
- St. Anthony
- Duels
- Frenchmen
- Hope Streets
The other borders of the 7th Ward are the following:
- Elysian Fields Avenue (to the east)
- St. Claude and St. Bernard Avenues, North Rampart Street, Esplanade Avenue (to the south)
- North Broad Street (to the west)
Demographics
In the year 2000 about 16.960 people, 6.490 households and 3.970 families lived in this neighborhood. The population density is about 5.650 per km². Considered from the historical point of view, a lot of citizens in New Orleans have Creole origins. Most of these inhabitants were born in the 7th Ward.