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Sumner-Glenwood

Heritage Park
Neighborhood
Location of Sumner-Glenwood within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Location of Sumner-Glenwood within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
City Minneapolis
Community Near North
Founded 1849
Area
 • Total 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,475
 • Density 6,700/sq mi (2,590/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55411
Area code(s) 612
Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 2,095
1990 3,336 59.2%
2000 144 −95.7%
2010 1,475 924.3%

Sumner-Glenwood is a neighborhood in U.S. city of Minneapolis. It is located in the broader Near North community and the area is referred to as Heritage Park by the neighborhood association. Summer-Glenwood is roughly contained by 15 city blocks bordered to the north by 11th Avenue North, to the south by Glenwood Avenue, to the east by Interstate 94, and to the west by both Girard Terrace and Emerson Avenue North. (2)

Demographics

The neighborhood had 3,336 residents before 1998, of whom roughly 66% were Asian, Hmong Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 29% were Black, and 5% were White. (1) Almost all of these people lived in public housing. Most notably where the Hmong people, which resided there in the late 1980's up until the demolishing of the housing projects.

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