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Suggest pagesDowntown West, Minneapolis
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | Central |
| Population (2000)[1][2] | |
| • City | 4,581 |
| • Urban | 387,970 |
| • Metro | 3,502,891 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55415, 55487 |
| Area code(s) | 612 |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 3,522 |
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| 1990 | 3,789 | 7.6% | |
| 2000 | 4,581 | 20.9% | |
| 2010 | 5,781 | 26.2% | |
Downtown West is an official neighborhood in Minneapolis, part of the larger Central community. It is the heart of downtown Minneapolis (and Minneapolis as a whole), containing the bulk of high-rise office buildings in the city, and is what comes to mind when most Minneapolitans think of "downtown". Its boundaries are as follows (going in a clockwise direction): 12th Street to the southwest, 3rd Avenue North, Washington Avenue North, and Hennepin Avenue to the northwest, the Mississippi River to the northeast, and Portland Avenue, 5th Street South, and 5th Avenue South to the southeast. It is bordered by the North Loop, Nicollet Island/East Bank, Downtown East, Elliot Park, and Loring Park neighborhoods. Most of the famous buildings in Minneapolis are located here, The most famous one is the Foshay Tower Coordinates: 44°58′27″N 93°16′24″W / 44.9741°N 93.2732°W[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Twin Cities Region Population and Household Estimates, 2006" (PDF). Metropolitan Council. 2006-04-01. http://www.metrocouncil.org/metroarea/2006PopulationEstimates.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Table 2: Population Estimates for the 100 Most Populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas Based on July 1, 2006 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. 2007-04-05. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-51tbl2.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
[edit] External links
- Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Downtown West
- 7th Ward, City of Minneapolis
- Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association
- Warehouse District Business Association (WDBA)
- Minneapolis Downtown Council
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