Armatage, Minneapolis
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|settlement_type = Neighborhood
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|subdivision_type3= City
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|subdivision_name= United States
|subdivision_name1= Minnesota
|subdivision_name2= Hennepin
|subdivision_name3= Minneapolis
|subdivision_name4= Southwest
| seat_type = City Council Ward
| seat = 13
| leader_title = Council Member
| leader_name = Linea Palmisano
|established= Founded
|established_date= 1849
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.742
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|area_footnotes = {{cite web | title=Armatage neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55410, 55419 detailed profile | url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Armatage-Minneapolis-MN.html | date=2011 | publisher=City-Data | access-date=2013-11-19}}
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 5,448
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_footnotes={{cite web | title=Armatage neighborhood data | url=https://www.mncompass.org/profiles/city/minneapolis/armatage | format= | date= | publisher=Minnesota Compass | access-date=2020-02-19}}
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|postal_code = 55410, 55419
|area_code = 612
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{{US Census population
|1980= 5428
|1990= 4881
|2000= 4759
|2010= 4895
|2020= 5448
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Armatage is a neighborhood in the Southwest community in Minneapolis. In the city's southwest corner, the neighborhood is bounded on the north by 54th Street West, on the east by Logan Avenue South, on the south by Highway 62, and on the west by the city limits at Xerxes Avenue South. Armatage is a part of Ward 13,{{cite web |title=Find My Ward |url=https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/find-my-ward/ |website=City of Minneapolis |access-date=19 April 2024}} currently represented by Minneapolis City Council member Linea Palmisano.
The neighborhood grew around the school named for Maude Armatage, a distinguished community leader. Armatage is built up with mostly single-family housing and some multifamily buildings. The neighborhood also has a park with a community center.{{cite web|title=Armitage History |url=http://www.armatage.org/armatage-history |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130818064853/http://www.armatage.org/armatage-history |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2013 |publisher=Armatage Neighborhood Association |access-date=18 August 2013 }}
The neighborhood's retail space consists of individual neighborhood stores and is mostly along Penn Avenue South. The great majority of housing was built between 1949 and 1969, while about 5% of the dwellings were built before World War II.{{cite web|title=Armatage - Location and General Characteristics|url=http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/armatage_profile_home.asp|publisher=City of Minneapolis|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802062051/http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/armatage_profile_home.asp|archive-date=2 August 2011}}
{{Coord|44.8984|-93.3111|region:US-MN_type:city(4759)_source:GoogleEarth|display=title|notes=Armatage, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.}}
The Armatage Neighborhood Association (ANA) was founded in 1991 as part of a citywide effort to increase opportunities for residents to connect with the city and allow neighborhoods to address local concerns.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Armatage Neighborhood!|url=http://armatage.org/}} ANA board members serve a one-year term commencing in May. The Armatage Summer Festival is an annual party in August at Armatage Park held in partnership with Armatage Park.{{cite web|title=Summer Festival|url=http://armatage.org/events/summer-festival/}}
Demographics
In 2020, Armatage had a population of about 5,400.{{cite web | publisher=United States Census Bureau | title=2020 Census Results | website=Census.gov | date=2022-04-26 | url=https://www.census.gov/2020results | access-date=2022-09-01}} About 95% of residents 5 and older speak English at home. 5.8% of residents are foreign born.{{cite web | last=Status | first=Disability | title=Armatage | website=Minnesota Compass | url=https://www.mncompass.org/profiles/city/minneapolis/armatage | access-date=2022-09-22}}
- White 79.7%
- Black 5.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Natives 0.3%
- Asian 3.2%
- Hispanic 5.8%
- Other 0.2%
- Two or more 5.1%
References
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Businesses
- [https://armatage.org/armatage-neighborhood-community/business-directory/ Businesses in Armatage Neighborhood]
External links
- [http://www.armatage.org Armatage Neighborhood Association]
- [https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks__destinations/recreation_centers/armatage_recreation_center/ Armatage Recreation Center]
{{Minneapolis neighborhoods}}
{{Geographic Location
| Center = Armatage
| North = Fulton
| Northeast = Lynnhurst
| East = Kenny
| Southeast =
| South = City of Richfield, Minnesota
| Southwest =
| West = City of Edina, Minnesota
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