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Powderhorn Park
Neighborhood
Location of Powderhorn Park within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Coordinates: 44°56′23″N 93°15′12″W / 44.93972°N 93.25333°W / 44.93972; -93.25333
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Community	Powderhorn
Founded	1849
City Council Ward	9
Government
• Council Member	Jason Chavez
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.731 sq mi (1.89 km²)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	8,440
• Density	12,000/sq mi (4,500/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55407
Area code	612

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1980	5,981	—
1990	7,864	31.5%
2000	8,957	13.9%
2010	8,655	−3.4%
2020	8,440	−2.5%

Powderhorn Park is a neighborhood within the larger Powderhorn community of Minneapolis. The neighborhood is located approximately three miles south of downtown and is bordered by East Lake Street to the north, Cedar Avenue to the east, East 38th Street to the south, and Chicago Avenue to the west. Its namesake is the city's Powderhorn Park facility in the northwestern part of the neighborhood around Powderhorn Lake.

History

Developed mainly between 1905 and 1920, it is a residential area consisting of single-family homes, duplexes, and three-story brick apartment buildings.

The neighborhood is in Minneapolis City Council Ward 9, currently represented by Jason Chavez.^[3]

In 2009, a group of residents started the Powderhorn365 program that documents the day-to-day life of the neighborhood, through a daily photograph from the neighborhood.

On May 25, 2020, the neighborhood was the site of the murder of George Floyd.^[4] In response, residents of the neighborhood have vowed not to call the police; "doing so, they believed, would add to the pain that black residents of Minneapolis were feeling and could put them in danger."^[5] Protesters converted the 38th and Chicago intersection into George Floyd Square, an occupation protest and memorial site for George Floyd that persisted into 2021.

Demographics

Approximately 8,500 people live in Powderhorn Park, down from about 9,000 in 2000. Since 2000, the proportion of residents who are non-Hispanic whites has increased to nearly 50%.^[6] Hispanic or Latinos of any race are 30% of the population. Along Lake Street, there are numerous Hispanic and African-American-owned businesses. Around 28% of residents speak a language other than English at home, and 16% are foreign-born residents.^[7]

Race/ethnicity
	2000^[6]		2010^[6]		2020^[6]
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
White alone	3,735	41.7	3,822	44.2	3,911	46.3
Black alone	1,945	21.7	1,198	13.8	1,119	13.3
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,971	22.0	2,784	32.2	2,485	29.6
Native American alone	442	4.9	267	3.1	117	1.4
Asian alone	430	4.8	205	2.4	177	2.1
Pacific Islander alone	9	0.1	2	0.0	6	0.1
Other race alone	36	0.4	33	0.4	46	0.6
Two or more races	389	4.3	344	4.0	539	6.4
Total	8,957	100.0	8,655	100.0	8,440	100.0

Park

The Powderhorn Park neighborhood is named for the park in its center, run by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The name Powderhorn initially comes from Powderhorn Lake, which was curved in a powder horn shape until the mid-1920s, when its northern arm was filled.^[8] The park and lake are used as the setting for the last act in the city's annual May Day parade.

An encampment for people experiencing homelessness emerged at the park in mid-2020 as a result of civil disorder in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder. The Powderhorn Park encampment was considered the largest in the history of the Twin Cities metropolitan history.^[5]^[9]

Notable residents

Alison Bechdel, cartoonist^[10]
Peter Gross, comic book artist and writer

References

^ "Powderhorn Park neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55407 detailed profile". City-Data. 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
^ "Powderhorn Park neighborhood data". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "Find My Ward". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ "'Being Black In America Should Not Be A Death Sentence': Officials Respond To George Floyd's Death". May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Dickerson, Caitlin (June 24, 2020). "A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It's Already Being Tested". The New York Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2000 - 2020 Minneapolis demographic changes by neighborhood dashboard". www.minneapolismn.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Status, Disability. "Powderhorn Park". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Smith, David C; Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board. "Powderhorn Park: History". Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ Rosengren, John (December 13, 2020). "In a Tumultuous Year, COVID Puts Homeless Crisis Front and Center". MplsStPaul.
^ Metheny, Dave. "March 1990: We profiled 'Fun Home' cartoonist Alison Bechdel during her Minnesota days". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Powderhorn Park
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
Minnesota Stories: Powderhorn Park (broken link: archived version)
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board: Powderhorn Park
Powderhorn365 Photography Project
Parks, Lakes, Trails and So Much More, a history of Minneapolis parks (pages 210-215)

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