Split by Interstate 94, Hawthorne was named after the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in 1804. The neighborhood is situated in north Minneapolis within the Near North community. Hawthorne is mainly a residential neighborhood with single-family houses. The Hawthorne neighborhood is within close proximity to downtown, which offers easy access for employees that work in […]

The Harrison neighborhood is on the western side of Minneapolis. It received its name from the local Harrison Elementary School, which was named after William Henry Harrison. Harrison was the ninth president of the United States and was born in 1773. Lots of industrial land occupies the Harrison neighborhood on the east side, while the […]

Seward, a neighborhood in the Longfellow community, is bordered on the north by Interstate 94, and on the east by the Mississippi River. The neighborhood is named for William Seward, who was the secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln. Of the neighborhood’s 390 acres, half is residential and almost one-fifth is industrial. The industrial practices […]

The neighborhood of Howe, along with its local elementary school, is named in honor of Julia Ward Howe, born in 1819, and the writer of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”. The Howe neighborhood is one of five neighborhoods located within the Longfellow community. The community in which Howe dwells is renowned for the Mississippi […]

The Hiawatha neighborhood is one of five neighborhoods located within the Longfellow community. The neighborhood derived its name for its elementary school, Hiawatha. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the American poet born in 1807, made the names Hiawatha and Minnehaha famous in his poem, The Song of Hiawatha. The Longfellow community in which Hiawatha resides is well […]

The Cooper neighborhood is one of five neighborhoods located within the Longfellow community. The neighborhood’s name originated from an elementary school named after James Fenimore Cooper, who was an American author born in 1789. The Longfellow community in which Cooper resides is well known for the Mississippi River and its biking and walking trails on […]

Stevens Square-Loring Heights was named in honor of Col. John Stevens, a significant early pioneer in Minneapolis. Stevens Square–Loring Heights, located in Central community, is Minneapolis’ smallest neighborhood and also just a five-minute walk to the center of the city. Stevens Square Center for the Arts has 5,500 square feet of gallery and studio space […]

Elliot Park, located south of downtown Minneapolis in between West and East Downtown, was first established in the 19th century, just four years following the formation of Minneapolis. The local park and neighborhood were both named after the land donor Dr. Joseph Elliot, a man who owned a farm there and gave it away for […]

When residents think of Downtown Minneapolis, they are thinking of the Downtown West neighborhood. Downtown West is the home of most of Minneapolis’s most impressive buildings which make up the Minneapolis skyline. As the core of downtown Minneapolis, it consists of the bulk of office building space in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Downtown West […]

Downtown East, located in the Central community, is located near the center of Minneapolis. The area is bordered on its north side by the Mississippi River, and in the east by Interstate 35W. A very small portion of the neighborhood is devoted to local housing, however the area is primarily commercial in nature. The Downtown […]

Located in the northwest portion Minneapolis and within the community of Camden is the neighborhood of Webber-Camden. In 1995 the neighborhood included “Webber” to the original name “Camden,” changing to the full name of “Webber-Camden”. Webber-Camden gets its name from both Webber Park and Webber Parkway, which were derived from Charles C. Webber, a man […]

The Victory neighborhood is located in north Minneapolis and within the Camden Community. The neighborhood got its name from the Victory Memorial, a memorial dedicated to World War I veterans. Victory is positioned 5 miles northwest of the downtown area and has quick access to many major highways. With a population of around 3,500 residents, […]

Shingle Creek, a neighborhood in the Camden Community, is located in the very corner of the city’s far northwest border. The neighborhood runs along the north and south ends through the eastern portion of the neighborhood. The creek flows into the Mississippi River in north Minneapolis and is enclosed by parkland. In 1852 the very […]

McKinley neighborhood is on Minneapolis’s north border and within the Camden community. Both the neighborhood and the local school are named for William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. In 1996, McKinley annexed the North River Industrial Area. This area was located by the Mississippi River and extended to Interstate 94. Many of […]

Lind-Bohanon is a neighborhood on Minneapolis’s farthest north side, is bordered by Brooklyn Center and spreads east to the Mississippi River. Both the neighborhood and its local school are named for Jenny Lind, a famous Swedish soprano born during the early 1800’s. When people choose to live in this neighborhood, they typically stay for a […]

Folwell neighborhood is located in northwestern Minneapolis and rests within the community of Camden. The neighborhood is attached to Folwell Park. Both the park and neighborhood were named for Dr. William W. Folwell. This individual was the first president of the University of Minnesota. With 2,100 households and a diverse population of approximately 6,300 residents, the […]

The Cleveland neighborhood is located in northwest Minneapolis and lies within the community of Camden. It covers the border between the city of Minneapolis and the city of Robbinsdale, a first-ring suburb. The community is named after Grover Cleveland, who served as president of the United States for two terms. Others say that the neighborhood […]

West Calhoun is situated on the western border of Minneapolis in the Calhoun-Isles community. This affluent neighborhood is bordered by East Calhoun, Cedar-Isles-Dean, Linden Hills, and the suburb of St. Louis Park. With a population of close to 1,700 residents, and being in close proximity to the beautiful lake Calhoun, this neighborhood offers a charming […]

Lowry Hill East is named after Thomas Lowry, one of Minneapolis’s initial inhabitants and developers. The neighborhood is in the Calhoun-Isles Community. Because of its unevenly triangular shape, Lowry Hill East is sometimes called “the Wedge”. Lowry Hill East initiated its existence as a neighborhood in the 1880s with the entrance of Thomas Lowry’s public […]

Lowry Hill is a neighborhood located inside of the community of Calhoun-Isles, which is along the western edge of Minneapolis’s limits. Lowry Hill got its name from Thomas Lowry, one of the original inhabitants and developers of the neighborhood. The area hosts numerous arts-centered establishments, a small, scenic park, and a gathering of dynamic businesses. […]

Kenwood, a neighborhood in Minneapolis that is a member of the Calhoun-Isles Community, derived its name from the company that developed the neighborhood. Kenwood shares Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake with the Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood. Kenwood contains many open spaces including these two lakes, trails, parks, and playgrounds. Kenwood’s parks attract skaters in the […]

East Isles, a neighborhood in the Calhoun-Isles Community, is located on the east side of Lake of the Isles, in the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes area. The neighborhood’s name reflects the small isles in the lake. As a part of the Uptown area, and near several lakes, this neighborhood of over 3,000 residents offers an […]