Near North (neighborhood), Minneapolis explained

Official Name:North Minneapolis
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:Near North
Seat Type:City Council Wards
Seat:5
Leader Title:Council Member
Leader Name:Jeremiah Ellison
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:1.136
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:6,667
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
Area Code:612

Near North is one of six neighborhoods in the Near North community of Minneapolis. It is located in Ward 5, represented by city council member Jeremiah Ellison.[3]

Geography and demographics

The neighborhood is located directly north of the more industrial and historic neighborhoods of Minneapolis, the North Loop. It is one of Minneapolis’s historically Black neighborhoods.[4]

It is bordered by the Hawthorne and Jordan neighborhoods to the north, St. Anthony West to the east, North Loop, Sumner-Glenwood, and Harrison to the south, and Willard-Hay to the west. Official boundaries are the Mississippi River and Emerson Avenue on the east, West Broadway Avenue on the north, a combination of streets from Irving Avenue to Penn Avenue on the west, and Olson Memorial Highway and 11th Avenue North on the south.[5]

Portions of Near North east of Dupont Avenue form the unofficial neighborhood of Lyn Park,[6] home of Minnesota Senate president Bobby Joe Champion.[7]

Historic structures

The neighborhood contains three buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Near North neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55411 detailed profile . 2011 . . 2013-11-17.
  2. Web site: Near North neighborhood data . Minnesota Compass . 2023-02-19.
  3. Web site: Find My Ward . City of Minneapolis . 19 April 2024.
  4. Web site: 2020-01-20. How Near North came to be one of Minneapolis’ largest black communities. 2021-11-09. MinnPost. en-US.
  5. Web site: June 7, 2019 . Neighborhoods . 2024-04-11 . opendata.minneapolismn.gov . en.
  6. News: Pierini . David . Lyn Park neighborhood fights to reroute light rail . 22 April 2024 . North News . August 5, 2022.
  7. Web site: Senator Bobby Joe Champion . Minnesota Senate DFL . 22 April 2024.