| Official Name: | Central |
| Settlement Type: | Community |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hennepin |
| Subdivision Name3: | Minneapolis |
| Parts Type: | Neighborhoods |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Downtown East |
| P2: | Downtown West |
| P3: | Elliot Park |
| P4: | Loring Park |
| P5: | North Loop |
| P6: | Stevens Square-Loring Heights |
| Seat Type: | City Council Wards |
| Seat: | 3, 5, 6, 7 |
| Leader Title: | Council Member |
| Leader Name: | Michael Rainville |
| Leader Title1: | Council Member |
| Leader Name1: | Jeremiah Ellison |
| Leader Title2: | Council Member |
| Leader Name2: | Jamal Osman |
| Leader Title3: | Council Member |
| Leader Name3: | Katie Cashman |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1849 |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.024 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 58,409[2] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 19,315 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55405, 55411, 55415, 55454, 55487 |
| Area Code: | 612 |
Central is a defined community in Minneapolis that consists of six smaller official neighborhoods around the downtown and central business core. It also includes the many old flour mills, the Mill District, and other historical and industrial areas of downtown Minneapolis. It also includes some high-density residential areas surrounding it, excluding areas east of the Mississippi River. Businesses and government buildings are based in the Central area include the corporate headquarters of the Star Tribune, Target, US Bancorp, the Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis City Hall, and the broadcast facilities of the Minnesota CBS station WCCO-TV.
There is no City Council ward representing the majority of Central Minneapolis. It is split between Wards 3, 5, 6, and 7,[4] represented by Council Members Rainville, Ellison, Osman, and Cashman respectively.