Northeast Park, Minneapolis

45°00′11″N 93°14′29″W / 45.0031°N 93.2413°W / 45.0031; -93.2413[1]

Northeast Park
Location of Northeast Park within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Location of Northeast Park within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
CityMinneapolis
CommunityNortheast
City Council Ward1
Government
 • Council MemberElliott Payne
Area
 • Total0.704 sq mi (1.82 km2)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total797
 • Density1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55413, 55418
Area code612
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1980761
1990722−5.1%
200088222.2%
2010672−23.8%
202079718.6%

Northeast Park is a neighborhood in the Northeast community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are 18th Avenue NE and New Brighton Boulevard to the north, the city limits to the northeast, Interstate 35W to the southeast, Broadway Street NE to the south, and Central Avenue to the west. It is one of ten neighborhoods in Ward 1 of Minneapolis, [4] currently represented by Council President Elliott Payne.

The Quarry shopping center is located in this neighborhood. Northeast Athletic Field Park resides in the neighborhood with various baseball fields, soccer fields and playgrounds. In 2018, A new Recreation center was built in the Northeast Athletic Field Park.

In 2023, the Northeast Park and Beltrami neighborhood associations voted to merge into the new Lower Northeast Neighborhoods Association.[5] The two associations sought the merger to combine resources. Financial assistance from the city of Minneapolis had been declining. The nearby neighborhood associations of Logan Park and St. Anthony East declined to join the merged organization.[6][7]

  1. ^ Northeast Park, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  2. ^ "Northeast Park neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55413 detailed profile". City-Data. 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  3. ^ "Northeast Park neighborhood data". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ "Find My Ward". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "About Lower Northeast Neighborhood Association". Lower Northeast Neighborhood Association. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ Du, Susan (October 26, 2023). "Two northeast Minneapolis neighborhood associations to merge amid diminished funding". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  7. ^ Du, Susan (November 25, 2022). "Minneapolis neighborhood groups consider mergers to cope with diminishing city funds". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 January 2024.