Como | |
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Nickname: Southeast Como | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Hennepin |
City | Minneapolis |
Community | University |
Founded | 1882 |
City Council Wards | 1, 2, 3 |
Government | |
• Council Member, Ward 1 | Elliott Payne |
• Council Member, Ward 2 | Robin Wonsley |
• Council Member, Ward 3 | Michael Rainville |
Area | |
• Total | 1.123 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 6,455 |
• Density | 5,700/sq mi (2,200/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 55414 |
Area code | 612 |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1980 | 5,083 | — | |
1990 | 5,617 | 10.5% | |
2000 | 5,691 | 1.3% | |
2010 | 6,288 | 10.5% | |
2020 | 6,455 | 2.7% |
Como is a neighborhood within the Southeast quadrant of Minneapolis.[2] The neighborhood is also sometimes referred to as Southeast Como to help differentiate it from the Como Park neighborhood in neighboring Saint Paul. Its boundaries are East Hennepin Avenue to the north, 33rd Avenue Southeast (the eastern city limit) to the east, the Southeast Industrial Area to the south, and Interstate 35W to the west. Como is also part of the University District in Minneapolis, with its location near the main Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota.
Como features many amenities for its residents: Van Cleve Park Community Center, the Como Student Community Co-op, the University Childcare Center, Dar Al-Farooq mosque, SE Christian Church, and the Como Congregational Church building (designed in 1886 by Charles Sedgwick). The renovated Bunge grain elevator site's tower is the visual landmark for Como and is represented in the neighborhood's logo.