Minnehaha, Minneapolis

This article is about the officially designated neighborhood. For other uses, see Minnehaha (disambiguation).

Minnehaha
Neighborhood
Location of Minnehaha within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Interactive map of Minnehaha
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Hennepin
City Council Ward	12
Government
• Council Member	Aurin Chowdhury
Area
• Total	0.558 sq mi (1.45 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,292
• Density	7,690/sq mi (2,970/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55417
Area code	612

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	4,138		—
1990	4,334		4.7%
2000	4,058		−6.4%
2010	3,980		−1.9%
2020	4,292		7.8%

Minnehaha is a neighborhood in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are Minnehaha Parkway to the north, Hiawatha Avenue to the east, 54th Street to the south, and 34th Avenue to the west. It is located in Ward 12 of the Minneapolis City Council, currently represented by council member Aurin Chowdhury.

It shares a neighborhood organization with the Keewaydin, Morris Park, and Wenonah neighborhoods, which are collectively referred to as Nokomis East and served by the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA).

Demographics

Race/ethnicity
	2000		2010		2020
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
White alone	3,835	86.96	3,230	81.16	3,371	78.54
Black alone	230	5.22	238	5.98	294	6.85
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	126	2.86	238	5.98	248	5.78
Native American alone	77	1.75	61	1.53	32	0.75
Asian alone	54	1.22	98	2.46	85	1.98
Other race alone	2	0.05	6	0.15	20	0.47
Pacific Islander alone	6	0.14	0	0.00	0	0.00
Two or more races	81	1.84	109	2.74	242	5.64
Total	4,410	100.0	3,980	100.0	4,292	100.0

Transportation

The 50th Street/Minnehaha Park station of the METRO Blue Line is located in Minnehaha.