Official Name: | Bryn Mawr |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Type4: | Community |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Name2: | Hennepin |
Subdivision Name3: | Minneapolis |
Subdivision Name4: | Calhoun-Isles |
Seat Type: | City Council Ward |
Seat: | 7 |
Leader Title: | Council Member |
Leader Name: | Katie Cashman |
Established Title: | Founded |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.348 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 2,768 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 55405, 55416 |
Area Code: | 612 |
Bryn Mawr (pronounced from Welsh for "big hill") is a neighborhood within the Calhoun-Isles community in Minneapolis located directly west of downtown Minneapolis. It is in Ward 7, represented by council member Katie Cashman.[3]
Prior to the 1960s, the neighborhood was home to many workers of the nearby Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway yard. The neighborhood is all residential with two small business clusters, and a majority of it is surrounded by parks and hiking trails. The west-northwest border is adjacent to Theodore Wirth Park, while the southwestern perimeter borders Saint Louis Park.[4]
In addition to Theodore Wirth Park, Bryn Mawr is bound by more parkland: Bassett Creek to the north, the Bryn Mawr Meadows park to the east, and Cedar Lake and Cedar Lake park to the south. Nearby neighborhoods include Harrison to the north, Lowry Hill to the southeast, and Kenwood and Cedar-Isles-Dean to the south.
As of 2020, the population of Bryn-Mawr was 2,768, split 46.8% male and 53.2% female[5] 99.6% of residents were at least a high school graduate (or equivalent), and 71.8% had earned a bachelor's degree or higher.[6]
3.2% of the population were foreign-born residents, and 5.8% spoke a language other than English at home.[7]
Less than 1% of households had no access to a vehicle. Among workers 16 years and older, 75.1% commuted to work via car, 22.0% walked, biked, or worked at home, with the rest using public transit or some other method. The median household income in Bryn-Mawr was $106,310. 6.2% of residents lived below the poverty line, and 7.3% were unemployed. 85.2% of housing in the neighborhood was owner-occupied.
Share of total population (2020) | ||
---|---|---|
Total | 100% | |
One race | 94.4% | |
84.5% | ||
3.3% | ||
0.1% | ||
2.6% | ||
3.6% | ||
<0.1% | ||
0.4% | ||
Two or more races | 5.6% |
Source:[8]
The Bryn Mawr Bugle is published monthly except January.[9]
Bryn Mawr is home to two schools from Minneapolis Public Schools, both located just east of Theodore Wirth Park: Bryn Mawr Elementary School, serving grades preK-5, and Anwatin Middle School, serving grades 6-8. Students in Bryn Mawr are in the attendance area for both schools. The neighborhood is also in the attendance area for North High School, serving grades 9-12.[10]