Near North (neighborhood), Minneapolis

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Neighborhood
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Location of Near North within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
City Minneapolis
Community Near North
City Council Wards5
Government
 • Council Member Jeremiah Ellison
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.136 sq mi (2.94 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
6,667
 • Density5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55411
Area code 612
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980 5,911—
1990 6,1754.5%
2000 6,92112.1%
2010 5,968−13.8%
2020 6,66711.7%

Near North is one of six neighborhoods in the Near North community of Minneapolis. It is located in Ward 5, represented by city council member Jeremiah Ellison. [3]

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Geography and demographics

The neighborhood is located directly north of the more industrial and historic neighborhoods of Minneapolis, the North Loop. It is one of Minneapolis’s historically Black neighborhoods. [4]

It is bordered by the Hawthorne and Jordan neighborhoods to the north, St. Anthony West to the east, North Loop, Sumner-Glenwood, and Harrison to the south, and Willard-Hay to the west. Official boundaries are the Mississippi River and Emerson Avenue on the east, West Broadway Avenue on the north, a combination of streets from Irving Avenue to Penn Avenue on the west, and Olson Memorial Highway and 11th Avenue North on the south. [5]

Portions of Near North east of Dupont Avenue form the unofficial neighborhood of Lyn Park, [6] home of Minnesota Senate president Bobby Joe Champion. [7]

Historic structures

The neighborhood contains three buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Near North neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55411 detailed profile". City-Data. 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Near North neighborhood data". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Find My Ward". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "How Near North came to be one of Minneapolis' largest black communities". MinnPost. January 20, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Neighborhoods". opendata.minneapolismn.gov. June 7, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Pierini, David (August 5, 2022). "Lyn Park neighborhood fights to reroute light rail". North News. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Senator Bobby Joe Champion". Minnesota Senate DFL. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ Near North, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  9. Near North, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
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