Official Name: | Fulton |
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: | Southwest |
Seat Type: | City Council Ward |
Seat: | 13 |
Leader Title: | Council Member |
Leader Name: | Linea Palmisano |
Established: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1849 |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.877 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 6,491 |
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: | 55410 |
Area Code: | 612 |
Fulton is a neighborhood in the Southwest community in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are West 47th Street to the north, Penn Avenue South to the east, West 54th Street to the south, and France Avenue South to the west. Fulton is a part of Ward 13,[3] currently represented by Minneapolis City Council member Linea Palmisano.
Nearby neighborhoods include Linden Hills to the north, Lynnhurst to the east, and Armatage to the south. The suburb of Edina lies to the south and west. West 50th Street is a major east–west thoroughfare bisecting the neighborhood. At its intersection with France Avenue is the upscale 50th & France commercial district, which lies along the border between Minneapolis and Edina.
In 2017 Fulton saw the killing of Justine Damond, in which a 40 year old Australian woman was shot and killed by police officer Mohamed Noor after calling 9-1-1 to report a possible assault behind her home.[4]