Powderhorn, Minneapolis

{{Short description|Community of Minneapolis}} {{About|the larger Minneapolis community|the neighborhood|Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Powderhorn |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = Community |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_shield = |image_map = MinneapolisPowderhornCommunity.PNG |mapsize = 200px |map_caption = Location of Powderhorn within the U.S. city of Minneapolis |mapframe = yes |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_type1= State |subdivision_type2= County |subdivision_type3= City |subdivision_name= United States |subdivision_name1= Minnesota |subdivision_name2= Hennepin |subdivision_name3= Minneapolis |parts_type = Neighborhoods |parts_style=list |parts = |p1 = Bancroft |p2 = Bryant |p3 = Central |p4 = Corcoran |p5 = Lyndale |p6 = Powderhorn Park |p7 = Standish |p8 = Whittier | seat_type = City Council Wards | seat = 8, 9, 10, 12 | leader_title = Council Members | leader_name = Soren Stevenson, Jason Chavez, Aisha Chughtai, Aurin Chowdhury | leader_title1 = State senators | leader_name1 =Omar Fateh, Zaynab Mohamed | leader_title2 = State representatives | leader_name2 = Anquam Mahamoud, Aisha Gomez, Samantha Sencer-Mura |established_title= Founded |established_date= 1849 |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = US |area_total_sq_mi = 4.559 |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | title=Powderhorn neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55404, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409 detailed profile | url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Powderhorn-Minneapolis-MN.html | date=2011 | publisher=City-Data | access-date=2013-11-12}}</ref> |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 55,913 |population_density_sq_mi = auto |population_footnotes=<ref name=population-mncompass>{{cite web | title=Powderhorn community data | url=https://www.mncompass.org/profiles/city/minneapolis/powderhorn | format= | date= | publisher=Minnesota Compass | access-date=2023-04-02}}</ref> |timezone= CST |utc_offset= −6 |timezone_DST= CDT |utc_offset_DST= −5 |coordinates = |elevation_m= |elevation_ft= |postal_code_type = ZIP Codes |postal_code = 55404–55409 |area_code = 612 |website = |footnotes = |demographics =  }}  {{US Census population |1980= 51519 |1990= 51954 |2000= 57299 |2010= 54743 |2020= 55913 }}

'''Powderhorn''' is a defined community in Minneapolis that consists of eight neighborhoods. The community name is derived from Powderhorn Lake that is the centerpiece of the present-day Powderhorn Park. Located south of downtown, the community also features the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Hennepin History Museum, the Midtown Greenway trail, and numerous other establishments, many of which serve the Latin American and African diaspora.

The Powderhorn community contains a large portion of City Council wards 9 and 10 and smaller parts of Wards 8 and 12. It is also located in legislative districts 62A, 62B, and a small portion of 63A.<ref name="legislative-districts">{{cite web |title=Metro Area Legislative Districts |url=https://www.sos.mn.gov/media/2599/metro-area-districts-map-large.pdf |website=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref>

==Neighborhoods in the Powderhorn community==

*Bancroft *Bryant *Central *Corcoran *Lyndale *Powderhorn Park *Standish *Whittier

While most of Powderhorn is east of Interstate 35W and south of Lake Street, both the Lyndale and Whittier neighborhoods are west of I-35W, while Whittier is also north of Lake Street.

== See also == * 38th Street (Minneapolis){{Coord|44.9393|-93.2631|region:US-MN_type:city(57299)_source:GoogleEarth|display=title|notes=<ref>''Powderhorn, Minneapolis, MN.'' Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.</ref>}} * George Floyd Square

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==External links== * [http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/bryant_profile_home.asp Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Bryant] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070920171516/http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/minneapolis/bryant/main.html Bryant Neighborhood Organization] * [http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/lyndale_profile_home.asp Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Lyndale] * [http://www.lyndale.org Lyndale Neighborhood Association]

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