| West Riverside | |
| Settlement Type: | New Orleans Neighborhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | New Orleans |
| Subdivision Type3: | Planning District |
| Subdivision Name3: | District 3, Uptown/Carrollton |
| Coordinates: | 29.9164°N -90.1144°W |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2706 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Area Code: | 504 |
West Riverside is a 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: Magazine Street to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, the Mississippi River to the south and Exposition, Tchoupitoulas and Webster Streets to the west. This has not traditionally been a separate neighborhood as most of this area has been considered part of Uptown New Orleans throughout most of its history. This name was only artificially created by the New Orleans City Planning Commission and most residents do not identify with it.
West Riverside is located at [1] and has an elevation of 10feet.[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 1.33mi2. 0.94mi2 of which is land and 0.39mi2 (29.32%) of which is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,232 people, 2,635 households, and 1,126 families residing in the neighborhood.[3] The population density was 5,566 /mi2 (2,180 /km2).
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,747 people, 2,493 households, and 1,015 families residing in the neighborhood.[3]