Morris Park, Minneapolis
Neighborhood of Nokomis, Minneapolis
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Morris Park is a neighborhood in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are 54th Street to the north, 46th Avenue to the east, the Twin Cities Air Force Base to the south, and 34th Avenue to the west. It is located in Ward 12[3] of the Minneapolis City Council, currently represented by council member Aurin Chowdhury.
Morris Park | |
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Location of Morris Park within the U.S. city of Minneapolis | |
 Interactive map of Morris Park | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | Nokomis |
| City Council Ward | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Council Member | Aurin Chowdhury |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.763 sq mi (1.98 km2) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 2,935 |
| • Density | 3,850/sq mi (1,490/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55417 |
| Area code | 612 |
It shares a neighborhood organization with the Keewaydin, Minnehaha, and Wenonah neighborhoods, which are collectively referred to as Nokomis East and served by the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA).[4]
Demographics
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[7] | 2010[7] | 2020[7] | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| White alone | 2,405 | 80.60 | 2,103 | 74.60 | 2,063 | 70.29 |
| Black alone | 177 | 5.93 | 204 | 7.24 | 221 | 7.53 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 91 | 3.05 | 297 | 10.54 | 351 | 11.96 |
| Native American alone | 64 | 2.14 | 49 | 1.74 | 24 | 0.82 |
| Asian alone | 127 | 4.26 | 56 | 1.99 | 71 | 2.42 |
| Other race alone | 10 | 0.34 | 5 | 0.19 | 4 | 0.14 |
| Pacific Islander alone | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Two or more races | 109 | 3.65 | 105 | 3.72 | 201 | 6.85 |
| Total | 2,984 | 100.0 | 2,819 | 100.0 | 2,935 | 100.0 |