Seward is a neighborhood in the
Longfellow community of
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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, located geographically southeast of downtown. It consists of the land bordered by the
Hiawatha Avenue industrial district to the west, Minneapolis
Midtown Greenway
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(between E. 27th St. and E. 28th St.) to the south, the
Mississippi River
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to the east, and
Interstate 94
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to the north.
Seward's bordering
neighborhoods
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are
Cooper to the southeast,
Longfellow to the south,
East Phillips to the southwest,
Ventura Village to the west,
Cedar-Riverside to the north, and
Prospect Park/East River Road across the
Mississippi River
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to the east. Seward was named after former
New York
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senator
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,
governor
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, and
US Secretary of State
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William H. Seward.
The neighborhood includes a number of local businesses along Franklin Avenue including two
cooperatives
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Seward Co-op(a grocery store) and
Seward Community Cafe. The neighborhood is also home to the
Milwaukee Avenue Historic DistrictNorthern Clay CenterArtiCulture
and The Playwrights' Center.
Civic information
Seward is split between City Council Wards 2 and 6, represented by Robin Wonsley and Jamal Osman respectively. Politically, Seward is progressive-left, with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and Green Party
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having political dominance. Th
Seward Neighborhood Group
is the area's neighborhood organization.
Schools
Seward Montessori School, a public magnet school using the Montessori method
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to teach pre-K
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to grade 5, is located in Seward. Attached to the school is Matthews Park and Recreation Center. Anne Sullivan Communication Center (emphasizing programs for the deaf
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and visually impaired
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) is located just across the Midtown Greenway
The Midtown Greenway is a rail trail in Minneapolis, Minnesota that follows the path of an abandoned route of the Milwaukee Road, Milwaukee Road railway. It is considered under segregated cycle facilities.
Used both recreationally and for ...
in the Longfellow neighborhood. Students from Seward Neighborhood can walk to both these schools. The neighborhood resides in the official service area for Dowling Elementary School, Andersen United Middle School, and South High School.
Population
The population of Seward in the 2010 U.S. Census was 7,308. Median household income in 1999 was $30,209 and it was $71,004 in 2022. Approximately 18 percent of the population lived below poverty level
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in 1999, including 13 percent of families. The median house value in 2000 was $112,000.
See also
*Neighborhoods of Minneapolis
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References
External links
Seward Neighborhood GroupSeward Neighbors Forum
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Neighborhoods in Minneapolis
Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River