Harrison, Minneapolis
Place in Minnesota, United States
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Harrison is a neighborhood in the Near North community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, located to the west of downtown. Its boundaries are roughly, Olson Memorial Highway to the north, Lyndale Avenue to the east, Bassett Creek to the south, and Theodore Wirth Park to the west. It is located in Minneapolis City Council ward 5[3] and state legislative districts 59B and 63B.[4]
Harrison | |
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Location of Harrison within the U.S. city of Minneapolis | |
 Interactive map of Harrison | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | Near North |
| City Council ward | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Council member | Pearll Warren |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.522 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 3,245 |
| • Density | 6,220/sq mi (2,400/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55405 |
| Area code | 612 |
Demographics
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[5] | 2010[5] | 2020[5] | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| White alone | 934 | 22.50 | 928 | 28.90 | 1,128 | 34.76 |
| Black alone | 1,598 | 38.49 | 1,272 | 39.61 | 1,257 | 38.74 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 213 | 5.13 | 293 | 9.12 | 346 | 10.66 |
| Native American alone | 53 | 1.28 | 38 | 1.18 | 30 | 0.92 |
| Asian alone | 1,101 | 26.52 | 552 | 17.19 | 261 | 8.04 |
| Other race alone | 15 | 0.36 | 9 | 0.28 | 12 | 0.37 |
| Pacific Islander alone | 3 | 0.07 | 3 | 0.09 | 5 | 0.15 |
| Two or more races | 235 | 5.66 | 116 | 3.61 | 206 | 6.35 |
| Total | 4,152 | 100.0 | 3,211 | 100.0 | 3,245 | 100.0 |
Notable residents
In the 1970s the musician Prince lived as a child in two homes in the Harrison Neighborhood, at 1707 Glenwood Avenue and 539 Newton Avenue North.[citation needed]