Linden Hills, Minneapolis
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ZIP code | 55410, 55416 |
Area code | 612 |
Linden Hills is a neighborhood in the
The majority of Linden Hills is in
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 7,370 people in the neighborhood, of whom 94% were white, 1% were black, 0.5% were Native American, 2% were Asian American/Pacific Islander, and 2.5% were other/two or more races.
History
A majority of the land around where neighborhood is today was cottages and open land until the 1870s. The area started growing following the extension of the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line through the neighborhood. It gained a reputation as popular destination area for the young and wealthy of Minneapolis to get away from the city.[4]
The
The neighborhood's commercial corridor, centering on Upton Avenue and 43rd Street, was constructed along the Como-Harriet streetcar line in the 1920s and is today home to many shops and dining establishments. It was the home of the second location of what became the Famous Dave's restaurant chain in 1995 and was designed like an old-fashioned BBQ shack; it was closed in 2014 after the property was sold for redevelopment into a denser mixed-use project of condominiums and retail.[5]
The Linden Hills area was featured in a scene of the 1996 film
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1980 | 8,220 | — | |
1990 | 7,678 | −6.6% | |
2000 | 7,370 | −4.0% | |
2010 | 7,564 | 2.6% | |
2020 | 7,838 | 3.6% |
References
- ^ "Linden Hills neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55408, 55409, 55410, 55416 detailed profile". City-Data. 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- ^ "Linden Hills neighborhood data". Minnesota Compass. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Find My Ward". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "History". Linden Hills Neighborhood Council. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ Jim Hammerand, Famous Dave's first restaurant burns down, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, November 3, 2014, accessed May 31, 2015.