Hathian and the rest of the Crack Den is fictional, but based off of a very real town on the outskirts of New Orleans. That place is Hopedale, and from it we’ve mined data to use around the SIMs; from weather patterns to the current radio station and even the rebuild. Below is the 2,000 census data of Hopedale, which loosely applies to Hathian and its surrounding areas.

State:
Louisiana

State Code:
LA

Parish (County):
Saint Bernard *

Zip Code:
70085

Area Code:
504

Population:
7,890 **

Male Population:
3,910
(49.56%)

Female Population:
3,980
(50.44%)

White Population:
7,078
(89.71%)

Black Population:
537
(6.81%)

Hispanic Population:
671
(8.5%)

Asian Population:
28
(0.35%)

Indian Population:
72
(0.91%)

Hawaiian Population:
3
(0.04%)

Other Population:
48
(0.61%)

Number of Households:
3,305

Persons per Household:
2.83

Average House Value:
$65,000

Average Income per Household:
$27,293 ***

* Hathian/Hopedale and its surrounding areas are within the Saint Bernard parish. To see exactly where that is, click the link below and look in the southeast corner.
http://www.censusfinder.com/_derived/mapla.htm_txt_maplasmall.gif

**The number of registered avatars under the Crack Den Roleplay group (4,000 as of 02/22/11) is over half the population of Hopedale. Hathian/Hopedale is considered to be a town, as it has under 10,000 residents.

***If considered a city, Hathian/Hopedale claims the number one spot, (beating Detroit, Michigan) of poorest American city according to 2007 U.S. Census Bureau data.

Hathian/Hopedale is a town incorporated into the municipality of New Orleans.

Lake Borgne is visible off of Northshore Rd.
http://www.thecajuns.com/images/lakepont.gif

The body of water surrounding Fishtown and touching upon the south ends of Black Bottom, Devils Pocket, and Vodou might be the Mississippi River. Water wraping around District 8 could be an extension of the Mississippi into Lake Borgne.
http://geology.com/state-map/maps/louisiana-rivers-map.gif