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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
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
City Minneapolis
Community Near North
Area
 • Total 1.136 sq mi (2.94 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 5,968
 • Density 5,253.5/sq mi (2,028.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55411
Area code(s) 612
Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 5,911
1990 6,175 4.5%
2000 6,921 12.1%
2010 5,968 −13.8%

Near North is a neighborhood within the larger Near North community on the north side of Minneapolis directly north of the more industrial and historic neighborhoods of Minneapolis, the Warehouse District. It is one of Minneapolis’s historically Black neighborhoods.

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.

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