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40-481: Powderhorn Park is a neighborhood within the larger Powderhorn community of Minneapolis . The neighborhood is located approximately three miles south of downtown and is bordered by East Lake Street to the north, Cedar Avenue to the east, East 38th Street to the south, and Chicago Avenue to the west. Its namesake is the city's Powderhorn Park facility in the northwestern part of the neighborhood around Powderhorn Lake . Developed mainly between 1905 and 1920, it

80-624: A bordering community. Twin Cities residents and visitors frequently use generalized names based on geography, such as "North Minneapolis". What most people would consider North Minneapolis is a combination of the Near North and Camden communities, each of which is made up of several neighborhoods. This also applies to neighborhoods, with residents living by definition in one neighborhood, but classifying themselves in another. The Minneapolis City Council , made up of one representative from each of

120-465: A cultural hub of Black residential and economic development. The Near North community of Minneapolis has had a major African American presence since the early 1900s. Distinguished by its own businesses, organizations, and culture, it remains a hub of African American Minnesotan life in the twenty-first century. Minneapolis' Near North Side has always been a haven for marginalized communities, mostly for its affordable housing and proximity to downtown. In

160-582: A recreation center for African American children. African American activist and writer Ethel Ray Nance also became associated with the Wheatley House. In 2018, the Minneapolis African American Heritage Museum and Gallery opened on the corner of Penn Avenue and Plymouth Avenue North. Its goal is to preserve the history of Minnesota African Americans, and to showcase the community’s achievements. Near North

200-410: A variety of origins; some were formed out of the attendance areas for elementary schools, while others are the areas of coverage of neighborhood associations activists formed between 1901 and the 1980s. Most of these neighborhoods are represented by one of 69 Neighborhood Associations, some of which cover multiple neighborhoods. In 2023, the organizations serving Beltrami and Northeast Park merged, taking

240-534: Is a community in Minneapolis northwest of the city's downtown area that contains six smaller neighborhoods. The communities of Near North and Camden are often referred to colloquially as "North Minneapolis". In the early 1900s, the Near North area featured the population center of Jewish people in the city, and since the early 1900s it has been the location of a sizeable African American population and

280-547: Is a residential area consisting of single-family homes, duplexes, and three-story brick apartment buildings. The neighborhood is in Minneapolis City Council Ward 9, currently represented by Jason Chavez. In 2009, a group of residents started the Powderhorn365 program that documents the day-to-day life of the neighborhood, through a daily photograph from the neighborhood. On May 25, 2020,

320-535: Is an area just north of the University of Minnesota within the official Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, heavily populated by students. A row of historic fraternity houses along University Avenue is called "fraternity row." Similarly, Stadium Village on the east end of campus in Prospect Park is named for the now-demolished Memorial Stadium and current Huntington Bank Stadium . The Warehouse District

360-614: Is bounded by Minneapolis city limits at Xerxes Avenue to the west, Lowry Avenue to the north, the Mississippi River and I-94 to the east, and Bassetts Creek and Plymouth Avenue to the south. It is primarily located in Ward 5, represented by city council member Jeremiah Ellison . A small portion in the northwest is in Ward 4 , represented by LaTrisha Vetaw . The population of Near North has remained relatively steady since 1980 and

400-412: Is currently just over 35,000 people. The racial makeup of the community is 17,987 (50.9%) Black , 7,804 (22.1%) White , 3,632 (10.3%) Hispanic or Latino , 2,870 (8.1%) Asian , and 456 (1.3%) Native American . 2,365 (6.7%) are of two or more races . 6,916 (19.6%) of residents are foreign-born. The educational attainment of the community is lower than the rest of city: 3,781 (18.8%) have less than

440-623: Is one of several communities comprising south Minneapolis. Official neighborhoods of the University community: The University community is named for the University of Minnesota . It sits on the Mississippi River's east bank and includes the parts of the West Bank surrounding the University of Minnesota and Augsburg University campuses. Uptown is probably the best-known business district in Minneapolis besides downtown. It centers at

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480-556: Is the newest of Minneapolis's commercial districts, named in the late 1990s by the Whittier Alliance to promote the international variety of restaurants along Nicollet Avenue South between Grant St. and 29th St. Nicollet was historically a central commercial district in the Whittier neighborhood, but the end of the streetcar system and the construction of a K-Mart at the intersection of Nicollet and Lake Street disconnected

520-434: Is widely called South Minneapolis . The westerly portion surrounding the city's Chain of Lakes is loosely labeled Southwest Minneapolis , bounded on the east by I-35W and on the north by 36th St W, which extends west from Bde Maka Ska to the city limits. Common conceptions of Minneapolis neighborhoods do not always align with official city maps. Residents on the borders of surrounding cities may sometimes say they live in

560-485: The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board . The name Powderhorn initially comes from Powderhorn Lake , which was curved in a powder horn shape until the mid-1920s, when its northern arm was filled. The park and lake are used as the setting for the last act in the city's annual May Day parade. An encampment for people experiencing homelessness emerged at the park in mid-2020 as a result of civil disorder in

600-507: The aftermath of George Floyd's murder. The Powderhorn Park encampment was considered the largest in the history of the Twin Cities metropolitan history. Neighborhoods of Minneapolis The local community defines several general areas based on the directional suffixes added to streets in the city. These city areas do not necessarily correlate with official community or neighborhood definitions. Downtown Minneapolis refers to

640-700: The Calhoun-Isles community: Calhoun-Isles is in western Minneapolis. It is named after Lake Calhoun (the former name of Bde Maka Ska ) and Lake of the Isles . It includes the city's Uptown area. Official neighborhoods of the Camden community: Camden is in far northwest Minneapolis. Along with the Near North, the two communities comprise north Minneapolis. Official neighborhoods of the Central community: The Central community of Minneapolis sits southwest of

680-649: The Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District in 1978, with portions spanning from 1st Avenue North to 10th Avenue North and from the Mississippi River to 6th Street North. It was recognized by the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Homewood is a historically significant area in Willard-Hay, bounded by Plymouth Avenue to the north, Penn Avenue to the east, Oak Park Avenue to the south, and Xerxes Avenue to

720-475: The Mississippi River and north of a combination of streets, highways, and rail lines running from 3rd Avenue Northeast on the southwest to I-35W on the southeast. Official neighborhoods of the Phillips community: Phillips is a south Minneapolis community adjacent to downtown Minneapolis. It is named after the 19th-century abolitionist Wendell Phillips . The Little Earth residential area, which has been

760-539: The University of Minnesota, the South Side, and the North Side. The Sumner Field public housing project, completed at 1101 Olson Memorial Highway in 1938, was segregated, but its white Jewish and Black residents generally interacted peacefully. By 1936, there were more than 16,000 Jews in Minneapolis, and 70% of them lived on the North Side. The Jewish Community of North Minneapolis presents an intriguing record of

800-506: The area in the 1970s. The named district was an effort to give the neighborhood a fresh identity. The Old St. Anthony district, also called Northeast or the Riverfront District, straddles the neighborhoods of Marcy-Holmes and Nicollet Island/East Bank . It was the downtown for the city of St. Anthony before it joined Minneapolis in 1872. Several areas around the University of Minnesota have additional names. Dinkytown

840-576: The bend in the Mississippi River, comprising neighborhoods in and near the downtown area. Official neighborhoods of the Longfellow community: Longfellow is a south Minneapolis community between Hiawatha Avenue and the western edge of the Mississippi River gorge . It is named after poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . Official neighborhoods of the Near North community: Near North is northwest of downtown Minneapolis. Along with Camden,

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880-748: The center of the American Indian Movement , is within the community. Official neighborhoods of the Powderhorn community: Powderhorn is a south Minneapolis community, named for the eponymous park and lake in its center. George Floyd Square at East 38th Street and Chicago is central border for the Bancroft, Bryant, Central, and Powderhorn Park neighborhoods. Official neighborhoods of the Southwest community: The Southwest community surrounds Lake Harriet in southwest Minneapolis and

920-439: The city's 13 wards, has legislative authority to define neighborhood boundaries. Community and neighborhood boundaries are not the same as the Ward boundaries, which are adjusted after each decennial census . Minneapolis consists of 83 neighborhoods. On creating the neighborhood designation, the city grouped these neighborhoods into 11 communities, containing between 4 and 13 neighborhoods each. The official neighborhoods have

960-574: The community-Hebrew schools, synagogues, and social groups-this collection uncovers the challenges and triumphs of the Jewish community. When black people arrived in the Twin Cities, they often did not have access to the same community-based agencies as white people, so Black churches, social organizations, and barber and beauty shops provided support. One such place, the Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House , opened in 1924 as

1000-678: The earliest beginnings of Jewish communities in the city. Through the medium of historic photographs, this book captures the cultural, economic, political, and social history of this community, from the late 1800s to the present day. The Jews in North Minneapolis enjoyed a busy social and cultural life with their landsmanschaften , and shopped together at the kosher butcher shops and fish markets, grocery stores and bakeries, clothing stores, barber shops, restaurants, and other small businesses that had sprung up along Sixth Avenue North and then Plymouth Avenue. Including vintage images and tales of

1040-546: The early 20th century. The oldest, the Prospect Park Association, formed in 1901 to oppose city plans to level Tower Hill. In other neighborhoods, the current official neighborhood association was formed in the 1970s and 1980s; in Linden Hills , the organization was formed in 1972 in response to proposed changes in the park, but several social and commercial organizations in the neighborhood dated to

1080-474: The early twentieth century, much of the Twin Cities' Jewish population resided in the Near North neighborhood, especially along Plymouth Avenue and what is now the Olson Memorial Highway. Restrictive covenants written into real estate deeds limited Black people to certain areas of Minneapolis. During World War I, many began moving from longtime-settled neighborhoods, such as Seven Corners near

1120-508: The intersection of West Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue, but is not officially recognized as it includes parts of four neighborhoods: South Uptown , East Bde Maka Ska , East Isles , and Lowry Hill East . The Uptown Business Association focuses on the area within a few blocks of Lake and Hennepin, but the "Uptown" identity can stretch as far north as Franklin Avenue and as far east as Lyndale Avenue, where it merges into Lyn-Lake . Eat Street

1160-601: The neighborhood was the site of the murder of George Floyd . In response, residents of the neighborhood have vowed not to call the police; "doing so, they believed, would add to the pain that black residents of Minneapolis were feeling and could put them in danger." Protesters converted the 38th and Chicago intersection into George Floyd Square , an occupation protest and memorial site for George Floyd that persisted into 2021. Approximately 8,500 people live in Powderhorn Park, down from about 9,000 in 2000. Since 2000,

1200-607: The neighborhood's development at the turn of the 20th century. In 2020, city officials designated seven new cultural districts along major commercial corridors to promote racial equity, preserve cultural identity, and promote economic growth. Due to their location on major roads, many of these districts straddle borders between neighborhoods. The seven cultural districts are 38th Street , Cedar Avenue South, Central Avenue, East Lake Street , Franklin Avenue East, West Broadway, and Lowry Avenue North. Official neighborhoods of

1240-511: The number down from 70. The division of the city into official neighborhoods and communities occurred as part of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) in the early 1990s. The NRP was initially a community-based program. It divided neighborhoods into three groups based on an evaluation of problem and need areas, then allocated funds accordingly. In 2012, the program lost its independent policy board and

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1280-417: The proportion of residents who are non-Hispanic whites has increased to nearly 50%. Hispanic or Latinos of any race are 30% of the population. Along Lake Street , there are numerous Hispanic and African-American-owned businesses. Around 28% of residents speak a language other than English at home, and 16% are foreign-born residents. The Powderhorn Park neighborhood is named for the park in its center, run by

1320-530: The river from Plymouth Avenue to Portland Avenue, but never really caught on locally. " Saint Anthony Main ", the name of a commercial development on Main Street Southeast, can refer to the section of the East Bank around it. More recently, people have come to call the West Bank between 3rd Avenue and the University "The Mill District ", though the historic locations of mills were on both sides of

1360-603: The river. Some neighborhoods enjoy nicknames. Lowry Hill East is also known as "The Wedge" because of its shape. Local amenities are also taken on as nicknames. "Minnehaha" refers to the area by Minnehaha Falls rather than along Minnehaha Avenue, as evidenced by the location of the Minnehaha Historic District. "Tower (Hill)", along University Avenue Southeast in Prospect Park , refers to the Witch's Hat Tower . Near North, Minneapolis Near North

1400-549: The site of the murder of George Floyd . It lies between the neighborhoods of Bancroft , Bryant , Central , and Powderhorn Park . The area sits along the 38th street cultural district and features memorials, nonprofits, and businesses, acting as both a memorial space and a location for community organizing. As the Mississippi riverfront downtown has been redeveloped since the 1980s, there have been several attempts to rebrand it. The "Mississippi Mile" spanned both sides of

1440-498: The street grid area aligned on a diagonal with the Mississippi River bend, as opposed to the true north-south grid orientation. The area north of downtown on the west bank of the Mississippi River is considered North Minneapolis. The part of Minneapolis on the east bank of the Mississippi River is divided by East Hennepin Avenue into Northeast and Southeast, approximately aligned with the communities of Northeast and University , respectively. The entire area south of downtown

1480-562: The two communities comprise north Minneapolis. Official neighborhoods of the Nokomis community: The Nokomis community is in south Minneapolis. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis . It includes Nokomis East , which refers to the four neighborhoods of Keewaydin, Minnehaha, Morris Park, and Wenonah that are represented by one neighborhood organization. Official neighborhoods of the Northeast community: The Northeast Community sits east of

1520-566: The west. This area was central to the North Side Jewish community beginning in the early 1910s. It was designated by the city as the Homewood Historic District on February 28, 2017, due to its rich Jewish history. This designation sparked some controversy among Homewood residents. George Floyd Square , officially George Perry Floyd Square, is centered on the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue,

1560-585: Was a 19th- and early 20th-century rail and truck shipping center for the region. In the 1970s and 1980s it became an artists' quarter, and then a nightlife and entertainment district, which the southern portion (between I-394 and Hennepin Ave) remains. The district is largely in the North Loop neighborhood, but the heart of the entertainment district is in Downtown West . The City designated some of this area

1600-715: Was absorbed under other city programs. The neighborhoods remain associated with the NRP and are also used for statistical purposes. For NRP purposes, some neighborhoods have combined forces, resulting in a total of 67 NRP neighborhood action plans. As of 2024, the NRP is under the Neighborhood and Community Relations department, which also oversees the city's neighborhood organizations, community engagement projects, and language services. Neighborhoods historically defined themselves around schools and commercial hubs, and many trace their identities to community organizations formed in

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