Sumner-Glenwood is a neighborhood in the Near North community of

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. The neighborhood is also referred to as Heritage Park by the neighborhood association. Summer-Glenwood is roughly contained by 15 city blocks bordered to the north by 11th Avenue North, to the south by Glenwood Avenue, to the east by

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, and to the west by both Girard Terrace and Emerson Avenue North.

Demographics

Prior to 1998, the neighborhood had 3,336 residents. 66% were

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or other

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, 29% were

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, and 5% were

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. Almost all of these people lived in

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. Most notably was the Hmong community, many of whom resided in Sumner-Glenwood in the late 1980s up until the demolishing of the housing projects. As of 2020, the population of Sumner-Glenwood was 2,768, split 46.8% male and 53.2% female 81.5% of residents were at least a high school graduate (or equivalent). 20.1% of the population were foreign-born residents, and 40.3% spoke a language other than English at home. 18.2% of residents spoke English less than "very well 28.0% of households had no access to a vehicle. Among workers 16 years and older, 84.8% commuted to work via

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. The medium household income in Sumner-Glenwood was $39,609. 30.2% of residents lived below the

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. 62.9% of housing in the neighborhood was renter-occupied.

History

The Sumner Field Homes, constructed by the

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in 1938, were the first federally subsidized homes in Minnesota. The homes were demolished in 1998, along with high-rise project housing buildings constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. According to the US Census (1), the area experienced a 95.7% population loss from 3,336 in 1990 to 144 in 2000. Plans are in place to rebuild the area, re-incorporating it into surrounding street grids. Buildings following the "

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" style will mix affordable and market-rate units, and will replace the old project housing. The new community, developed by McCormack Baron Salazar, was funded with

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grants. The community has been renamed Heritage Park, and includes mixed-income rental and owned units.Sumner-Glenwood
Live MSP, January 2012. One of the new streets in this development, Van White Memorial Boulevard, is named for Van Freeman White, the first African-American to serve on the Minneapolis City Council. In addition to mixed-income rentals, the Heritage Park Master Association represents the owners of single-family houses, townhouses, and condominiums in the neighborhood.

References

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External links

Heritage Park Neighborhood Association
Neighborhoods in Minneapolis