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 […]

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 […]

East Calhoun is a neighborhood that is a member of the Calhoun-Isles Community and a part of the Uptown area. On the neighborhood’s western border is the popular Lake Calhoun, which is the area’s main attraction. The neighborhood includes shops, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, shopping areas, and coffee shops. The housing consists of apartment buildings, duplexes, […]

Cedar-Isles-Dean (CID) is a neighborhood located within the Calhoun-Isles Community, and rests on the western edge of Minneapolis’s city limits. CID is a neighbor to the first ring suburb of St. Louis Park. The neighborhood received its name from Dean Parkway, Cedar Lake, and Lake of the Isles. Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles, and Lake […]

The Calhoun Area Residents Action Group, a neighborhood within the Calhoun-Isles community in Minneapolis, or CARAG is the heart of the Uptown area. This neighborhood is often bustling with an array of activity, and is just walking distance from Lake Calhoun. The majority of the housing was built before 1920, as the neighborhood has been […]

Bryn Mawr, a neighborhood within the Calhoun-Isles community in Minneapolis, was named after one of its own schools and community parks. In Welch, the name means “big hill”. With a population of close to 2,700 residents, the land is defined by its parkland and is located just west of the downtown area of the city. […]