Official Name: | Folwell |
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: | Camden |
Seat Type: | City Council Ward |
Seat: | 4 |
Leader Title: | Council Member |
Leader Name: | LaTrisha Vetaw |
Established Title: | Founded |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.556 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 6,030 |
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: | 55411, 55412 |
Area Code: | 612 |
Folwell is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on its northside that is bound by Dowling Avenue to the north, Dupont Avenue North to the east, Lowry Avenue North to the south, and Penn Avenue North to the west. It is part of the larger Camden community. It is located in Ward 4, represented by council member LaTrisha Vetaw.[3]
Located within the neighborhood is the 27-acre Folwell Park. The neighborhood and park are named after the American scholar and writer William Watts Folwell.