Near North (neighborhood), Minneapolis

Not to be confused with Near North, Minneapolis.

North Minneapolis
Neighborhood
Location of Near North within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Location of Near North within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
CityMinneapolis
CommunityNear North
City Council Wards5
Government
 • Council MemberJeremiah Ellison
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.136 sq mi (2.94 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
6,667
 • Density5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55411
Area code612
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19805,911—
19906,1754.5%
20006,92112.1%
20105,968−13.8%
20206,66711.7%

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

References

  1. ^ "Near North neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55411 detailed profile". City-Data. 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. ^ "Near North neighborhood data". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ "Find My Ward". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "How Near North came to be one of Minneapolis' largest black communities". MinnPost. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ^ "Neighborhoods". opendata.minneapolismn.gov. June 7, 2019. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. ^ Pierini, David (August 5, 2022). "Lyn Park neighborhood fights to reroute light rail". North News. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Senator Bobby Joe Champion". Minnesota Senate DFL. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ Near North, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.