| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1980 |
4,815 |
|
—
|
| 1990 |
4,750 |
|
−1.3% |
| 2000 |
4,975 |
|
4.7% |
| 2010 |
4,580 |
|
−7.9% |
Irises and Lilacs blossom in a Victory neighborhood garden
The Victory neighborhood is located within the Camden community of Minneapolis. It is bordered by the Humboldt Industrial Area on the north, Penn Avenue on the east, Dowling Avenue on the south, and the town of Robbinsdale on the west. Victory Memorial Parkway, from which the neighborhood takes its name, runs through the neighborhood and forms part of the western border.
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The Victory neighborhood was once home to the many factory and mill workers of north Minneapolis in the early 20th century. After World War I, the city named Victory Memorial Parkway and built upon it a memorial to all local soldiers who died in the World Wars. The Parkway, in addition to serving as a living memorial, has become a center of affluence and culture in North Minneapolis. By contrast with many of the surrounding neighborhoods, Victory residents enjoy a low crime rate and a higher standard of living. Coordinates: 45°02′01″N 93°18′56″W / 45.0335°N 93.3155°W / 45.0335; -93.3155[3]
Located within the neighborhood is St. Austin Catholic Church, which according the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis' Strategic Plan, will cease to exist as a parish on January 1, 2012. The parish will be merged into the Parish of St. Bridget. Many have criticized this decision on the basis that inadequate consulations with the Faithful took place: no consulatation meeting took place at St. Austin before the merger decision was issued. This merger was appealed formally to both Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, who upheld his own decision, and to the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy, which ruled that those appealing did not have legal status in the matter as their address was located in the territorial boundaries of the Parish of St. Bridget. Parishioners from St. Austin participated in an August 6, 2010, rally against parish mergers at the St. Paul Cathedral. This rally was the largest expression of public opposition to the Archdiocese's Strategic Plan. The Church of St. Austin was created in 1937 and had an elementary school until the early 1990s. Hennepin Couty Commission Mike Opat attended St. Austin during his formative years.
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