Near North (neighborhood), Minneapolis

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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]
  Total1.136 sq mi (2.94 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total6,667
  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

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References

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