Longfellow is a neighborhood within the larger
Longfellow community in
Minneapolis
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, United States. It is bounded by
Seward to the North,
Cooper
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to:
* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
Arts and entertainment
* Cooper (producers), an alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* "Cooper", a song by Roxette from ...
to the East,
Howe to the South, and
Corcoran and
East Phillips to the West. It is part of
Minneapolis City Council
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Ward 12, represented by
Aurin Chowdhury.
History
Longfellow was named after
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems " Paul Revere's Ride", '' The Song of Hiawatha'', and '' Evangeline''. He was the first American to comp ...
, who wrote
The Song of Hiawatha
''The Song of Hiawatha'' is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his lo ...
.
Longfellow was the centre point of riots during the
George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Local protests over the Murder of George Floyd, murder of George Floyd, sometimes called the Minneapolis riots or the Minneapolis uprising, began on May 26, 2020, and within a few days had inspired a George Floyd protests, global protest moveme ...
in May 2020.
Neighborhood Characteristics
Longfellow is populated by a diverse, predominantly middle-class and working-class population.
Notable buildings include:
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Christ Church Lutheran, designed by
Eliel Saarinen
Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (, ; August 20, 1873 – July 1, 1950) was a Finnish and American Architecture, architect known for his work with Art Nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. He was also the father of famed architect Ee ...
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First Free Methodist
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East Lake Library
East Lake Library is one of 41 branch libraries in the Hennepin County Library System, one of 15 branch libraries formerly in the Minneapolis Public Library System in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Three different buildings have housed th ...
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.
See also
*
Neighborhoods of Minneapolis
Minneapolis is officially defined by its city council as divided into 83 neighborhoods. The neighborhoods are historically grouped into 11 communities. Informally, there are city areas with colloquial labels. Residents may also group themselves ...
References
External links
''The neighborhood by the falls''at the Longfellow Community Council.
Neighborhoods in Minneapolis
Sears Modern Homes
Bungalow architecture in Minnesota
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