Longfellow (neighborhood), Minneapolis should not be confused with Longfellow, Minneapolis.
Official Name: | Longfellow |
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: | Longfellow |
Seat Type: | City Council Ward |
Seat: | 12 |
Leader Title: | Council Member |
Leader Name: | Aurin Chowdhury |
Established Title: | Founded |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.852 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 5,086 |
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: | 55406 |
Area Code: | 612 |
Longfellow is a neighborhood within the larger Longfellow community in Minneapolis, United States. It is bounded by Seward to the North, Cooper to the East, Howe to the South, and Corcoran and East Phillips to the West. It is part of Minneapolis City Council Ward 12, represented by Aurin Chowdhury.[3]
Longfellow was named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who wrote The Song of Hiawatha.
Longfellow was the centre point of riots during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul in May 2020.[4]
Longfellow is populated by a diverse, predominantly middle-class (working class) population. More expensive homes are located closer to the river, and almost all of the housing stock is composed of Sears Modern Homes in the Bungalow style.
Notable buildings include:
In 2016, the neighbourhood had a population of 5,176. The neighbourhood is ethnically diverse at 57.6% European American, 18.8% African American, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% of Two or more races, and 2.8% Asian American.