Longfellow is a neighborhood within the larger Longfellow community in Minneapolis, United States. It is bounded by Seward to the North, Cooper to the East, Howe to the South, and Corcoran and East Phillips to the West. It is part of Minneapolis City Council Ward 12, represented by Aurin Chowdhury.
History Longfellow was named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who wrote The Song of Hiawatha.
Longfellow was the center point of riots during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul in May 2020.
Neighborhood Characteristics Longfellow is populated by a diverse, predominantly middle-class and working-class population.
Notable buildings include: Christ Church Lutheran, designed by Eliel Saarinen First Free Methodist East Lake Library
Demographics In 2016, the neighborhood had a population of 5,176. The neighborhood is ethnically diverse at 57.6% European American, 18.8% African American, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% of Two or more races, and 2.8% Asian American. Race/ethnicity200020102020Number %Number %Number %White alone3,37567.883,03561.933,07360.55Black alone52510.5667813.8375614.90Hispanic or Latino (any race)4839.7168614.0070213.83Native American alone1963.941923.921062.09Asian alone1683.38871.781172.31Other race alone210.4250.10270.53Pacific Islander alone00.0040.0810.02Two or more races2044.102144.372965.83Total4,972100.04,901100.05,075100.0
See also Neighborhoods of Minneapolis
References
External links The neighborhood by the falls at the Longfellow Community Council.