Central, Minneapolis

Community of Minneapolis

For the neighborhood in south Minneapolis, see Central (neighborhood), Minneapolis.

Community in Minnesota, United States

Central

Community

Location of Central Minneapolis in Minneapolis

Country| United States
State| Minnesota
County| Hennepin
City| Minneapolis
Founded| 1849
City Council Wards| 3, 5, 6, 7
Neighborhoods|

List

* Downtown East
* Downtown West
* Elliot Park
* Loring Park
* North Loop
* Stevens Square-Loring Heights

Government

• Council Member| Michael Rainville
• Council Member| Jeremiah Ellison
• Council Member| Jamal Osman
• Council Member| Katie Cashman
Area

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• Total

| 3.024 sq mi (7.83 km2)
Population

(2023)[3]

• Total

| 60,549[2]
• Density| 19,315/sq mi (7,458/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code|

55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55405, 55411, 55415, 55454, 55487

Area code| 612
Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1980| 18,952| | —
1990| 21,158| | 11.6%
2000| 24,149| | 14.1%
2010| 29,725| | 23.1%
2020| 53,093| | 78.6%
2024 (est.)| 60,549| [2]| 14.0%
The skyline of Minneapolis in July 2008

Central is a defined community in Minneapolis that consists of six smaller official neighborhoods around the downtown and central business core. It also includes the many old flour mills, the Mill District, and other historical and industrial areas of downtown Minneapolis. It also includes some high-density residential areas surrounding it, excluding areas east of the Mississippi River. Businesses and government buildings are based in the Central area include the corporate headquarters of the Star Tribune, Target, US Bancorp, the Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis City Hall, and the broadcast facilities of the Minnesota CBS station WCCO-TV.

There is no City Council ward representing the majority of Central Minneapolis. It is split between Wards 3, 5, 6, and 7,[4] represented by Council Members Rainville, Ellison, Osman, and Cashman respectively.

## Central neighborhoods

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* Downtown East
* Downtown West
* Elliot Park
* Loring Park
* North Loop, commonly referred to as the Warehouse District
* Stevens Square/Loring Heights

44°58′35″N 93°16′26″W﻿ / ﻿44.9763°N 93.2739°W﻿ / 44.9763; -93.2739[5]

## Gallery

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* View of downtown Minneapolis from the Stone Arch Bridge.

* Downtown Minneapolis panorama

* White U.S. Bancorp towers reflected in the Capella Tower.

* Downtown Minneapolis from Bde Maka Ska.

* Minneapolis Skyline from Target Field.

* Capella Tower

* Wells Fargo Center from the Foshay Tower

* IDS Center, the tallest building in Minneapolis and Minnesota

* The Foshay Tower

* 33 South Sixth, also known as the City Center.

* Target Plaza South, the headquarters of Target Corporation, lit up multicolored during the winter.

* The Carlyle

* Campbell Mithun Tower

* The Ameriprise Financial Center.

* The Hennepin County Government Center, the site of the Occupy Minnesota protests.

* The CenturyLink Building, the 17th tallest building in Minneapolis.

* US Bank Plaza, the 6th tallest building in Minneapolis.

* RBC Plaza

* US Bancorp Center

* Fifth Street Towers

* AT&T Tower

## See also

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* United States portal

* Neighborhoods of Minneapolis

## References

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Downtown Minneapolis.

1. ^ "Greater Central neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55401, 55402, 55403, 55404, 55415 detailed profile". City-Data. 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
2. ^ a b "Downtown Minneapolis population surpasses 60k". 20 February 2025.
3. ^ "Minneapolis Community Profile: Central" (PDF). Minnesota Compass. October 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
4. ^ "Find My Ward". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
5. ^ Central, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.

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* t
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Minneapolis neighborhoods

Bde Maka Ska-Isles|

* Bryn Mawr
* Cedar-Isles-Dean
* East Bde Maka Ska
* East Isles
* Kenwood
* Lowry Hill
* Lowry Hill East
* South Uptown
* West Maka Ska

Camden|

* Camden Industrial Area
* Cleveland
* Folwell
* Humboldt Industrial Area
* Lind-Bohanon
* McKinley
* Shingle Creek
* Victory
* Webber-Camden

Central|

* Downtown East
* Downtown West
* Elliot Park
* Loring Park
* North Loop
* Stevens Square

Longfellow|

* Cooper
* Hiawatha
* Howe
* Longfellow
* Seward

Near North|

* Harrison
* Hawthorne
* Jordan
* Near North
* Sumner-Glenwood
* Willard-Hay

Nokomis|

* Diamond Lake
* Ericsson
* Field
* Hale
* Nokomis East
* Keewaydin
* Minnehaha
* Morris Park
* Wenonah
* Northrop
* Page
* Regina

Northeast|

* Audubon Park
* Beltrami
* Bottineau
* Columbia Park
* Holland
* Logan Park
* Marshall Terrace
* Northeast Park
* Sheridan
* St. Anthony East
* St. Anthony West
* Waite Park
* Windom Park

Phillips|

* East Phillips
* Midtown Phillips
* Phillips West
* Ventura Village

Powderhorn|

* Bancroft
* Bryant
* Central
* Corcoran
* Lyndale
* Powderhorn Park
* Standish
* Whittier

Southwest|

* Armatage
* East Harriet
* Fulton
* Kenny
* King Field
* Linden Hills
* Lynnhurst
* Tangletown
* Windom

University|

* Cedar-Riverside
* Como
* Marcy-Holmes
* Mid-City Industrial
* Nicollet Island/East Bank
* Prospect Park
* University

Cultural districts|

* 38th Street
* Cedar Avenue
* Central Avenue
* Franklin Avenue East
* East Lake Street
* Lowry Avenue North
* West Broadway

Other notable areas|

* 50th & France
* Dinkytown
* Eat Street
* George Floyd Square
* Lyn-Lake
* Little Earth
* Midtown
* Mill District
* Stadium Village
* Uptown

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