Lowry Hill East is a neighborhood in southwest

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, United States, part of the Calhoun Isles community. Lowry Hill East developed in the 1880s along a horse-drawn

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line built by

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. The interior of the neighborhood is residential, with large early 20th century homes and multi-unit apartment buildings, while the border streets are lined with bars, restaurants, grocery stores, coffeeshops, and other small businesses. Most housing is renter-occupied. It is bounded on the east by

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, on the west by

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and on the south by Lake Street. Lyndale and Hennepin intersect on the northern side at

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. This creates a neighborhood roughly triangular in shape, which is how it gets its nickname, "the Wedge." It is part of a larger area south of

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and west of

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that is often considered

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, although officially Uptown is a smaller area centered on the intersection of Hennepin and Lake. In 2020, the population of the neighborhood was 9,298. The neighborhood was 67.9% White, 14.0% Black or African American, 8.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race and 3.1% two or more races,. It had a much higher percentage of single residents than other neighborhoods in Minneapolis, a higher percentage of renters, and a lower percentage of families with children. The median household income was $57,802. Lowry Hill East is bordered by

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and Stevens Square to the northeast, Whittier to the east, Lyndale to the southeast, South Uptown to the south, East Bde Maka Ska to the southwest, East Isles to the west, and

Lowry Hill Lowry Hill is a neighborhood within the Calhoun-Isles community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The neighborhood is regarded as being one of the city’s most upscale and wealthy neighborhoods. It was historically the home of Minneapolis’s most p ...

to the northwest.

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Businesses in Lowry Hill East, MinneapolisMinneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Lowry Hill EastLowry Hill East Neighborhood Association
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