Official Name: | Diamond Lake |
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: | Nokomis |
Seat Type: | City Council Ward |
Seat: | 11 |
Leader Title: | Council Member |
Leader Name: | Emily Koski |
Established Title: | Founded |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.199 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 5,700 |
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: | 55417, 55423 |
Area Code: | 612 |
The Diamond Lake neighborhood is in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis. It is bounded by Diamond Lake Road and 55th Street on the north, Cedar Avenue on the east, 62nd Street on the south, and Interstate 35W on the west. It is a part of Ward 11,[3] currently represented by city council member Emily Koski.
The Diamond Lake neighborhood, together with Hale and Page, is represented by the Hale Page Diamond Lake Community Association (HDPL).[4] It has approximately 2233 households within its boundaries.
Diamond Lake is named for the lake of the same name. The origin of the name is unknown, but it likely comes from the shape of the lake. The lake is home to a 73-acre park in MPRB district 5, established in the late 1920s.[5] Unlike the members of the nearby Chain of Lakes, Diamond Lake is preserved as a natural wetland, featuring only an unpaved path and a canoe launch/fishing dock.[6]