Longfellow (neighborhood), Minneapolis

{{Short description|Neighborhood of Longfellow community in Minneapolis}}

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|subdivision_name2= Hennepin

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|subdivision_name4= Longfellow

| seat_type = City Council Ward

| seat = 12

| leader_title = Council Member

| leader_name = Aurin Chowdhury|established_title= Founded

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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.852

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|area_footnotes = {{cite web | title=Longfellow neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55404, 55406 detailed profile | url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Longfellow-Minneapolis-MN.html | date=2011 | publisher=City-Data | accessdate=2013-11-12}}

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total = 5,086

|population_density_sq_mi = auto

|population_footnotes={{cite web | title=Longfellow neighborhood data | url=https://www.mncompass.org/profiles/city/minneapolis/longfellow-neighborhood | format= | date= | publisher=Minnesota Compass | accessdate=2023-02-19}}

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|area_code = 612

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{{US Census population

|1980= 5078

|1990= 5023

|2000= 4972

|2010= 4895

|2020= 5086

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Longfellow is a neighborhood within the larger Longfellow community in Minneapolis, United States. It is bounded by Seward to the North, Cooper to the East, Howe to the South, and Corcoran and East Phillips to the West. It is part of Minneapolis City Council Ward 12, represented by Aurin Chowdhury.{{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}}

History

Longfellow was named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who wrote The Song of Hiawatha.

Longfellow was the centre point of riots during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul in May 2020.{{Cite news|last=Bachman|first=Erin Ailworth and Rachel|date=2020-05-29|title=The Minneapolis Neighborhood at the Center of Protests Over George Floyd’s Death|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-floyds-death-the-minneapolis-neighborhood-at-the-center-of-protests-11590774160|access-date=2021-04-20|issn=0099-9660}}{{Coord|44.9405|-93.2231|region:US-MN_type:city(4972)_source:GoogleEarth|display=title|notes=Longfellow, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.}}

Neighborhood Characteristics

Longfellow is populated by a diverse, predominantly middle-class and working-class population.

Notable buildings include:

Christ Church Lutheran, designed by Eliel Saarinen
First Free Methodist
East Lake Library

Demographics

In 2016, the neighbourhood had a population of 5,176. The neighbourhood is ethnically diverse at 57.6% European American, 18.8% African American, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% of Two or more races, and 2.8% Asian American.