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Cooper, Minneapolis

Neighborhood of Longfellow, Minneapolis

Neighborhood of Longfellow, Minneapolis

FieldValue
official_nameCooper
native_name
settlement_typeNeighborhood
image_mapMinneapolisCooperNeighborhood.PNG
mapsize200px
map_captionLocation of Cooper within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_type3City
subdivision_type4Community
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_name1Minnesota
subdivision_name2Hennepin
subdivision_name3Minneapolis
subdivision_name4Longfellow
seat_typeCity Council Ward
seat12
leader_titleCouncil Member
leader_nameAurin Chowdhury
established_titleFounded
unit_prefUS
area_total_sq_mi0.67
area_footnotes
population_as_of2020
population_total3,560
population_density_sq_miauto
population_footnotes
timezoneCST
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST-5
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code55406
area_code612
demographics

The Cooper neighborhood (part of the larger Longfellow community) resides along the west shore of the Mississippi River in south Minneapolis. It is bound by 34th St. E. on the south, 38th Ave. S. on the west, 27th St. E. on the north, and the river gorge to the east. Bordering neighborhoods are Seward to the north, Longfellow to the west, and Howe to the south. St. Paul's Merriam Park neighborhood is just across the Mississippi River to the east.

Cooper was named after the 19th-century author James Fenimore Cooper, best known for writing The Last of the Mohicans (1832).

Geography

The Mississippi River Gorge is unique to this stretch of the entire Mississippi. The river cut an eighty-plus foot gorge as what is now St. Anthony Falls moved upstream over thousands of years, finally stopping at downtown Minneapolis due to engineering work during the city's flour milling boom times. Today, the Mississippi River Gorge is a protected natural landscape.

Schools

2005 marked the closing of Cooper Elementary School, forcing Cooper's children to move to the neighboring Longfellow Elementary, which itself closed in 2010. Today, elementary students in Cooper are split between Dowling Elementary School and Hiawatha Elementary School.

Sanford Middle School and Andersen Middle School serve the Cooper neighborhood with students from Hiawatha/Howe tracking to Sanford and Dowling students tracking to Andersen.

South High School and Roosevelt High School serve the neighborhood with Sanford students tracking to Roosevelt and Andersen students tracking to South. Spanish Immersion magnet students at Andersen track to Roosevelt for high school.

Minnehaha Academy's (private) high school is located in Cooper along West River Road. Their middle school is further south on West River Road in the Howe neighborhood.

Political representation

Cooper is part of City Council Ward 12 and Minnesota Legislative District 63A.

  • City Council (Ward 12): Aurin Chowdhury
  • Minneapolis Park Board (District 3): Becky Alper
  • Minneapolis Mayor: Jacob Frey
  • Hennepin County Commissioner (District 4): Angela Conley
  • Minnesota House of Representatives (District 63A): Samantha Sencer-Mura
  • Minnesota Senate (District 63): Zaynab Mohamed
  • US House of Representatives (District 5): Ilhan Omar

Notable residents

  • Jesse Ventura, former Minnesota Governor, grew up in the house on the southwest corner of 32nd St. E. and 46th Ave. S.

References

References

  1. (2011). "Cooper neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55406 detailed profile". [[City-Data]].
  2. "Cooper neighborhood data". Minnesota Compass.
  3. [http://schoolchoice.mpls.k12.mn.us/longfellow_community.html Longfellow Elementary]{{dead link. (August 2017)
  4. "Doors close on 4 Minneapolis schools".
  5. "Dowling Elementary School". Minneapolis Public Schools.
  6. "Hiawatha Elementary School". Minneapolis Public Schools.
  7. "Find My Ward".
  8. "Legislative District 63A". Minnesota Secretary of State.
  9. "Commissioner Becky Alper".
  10. "Mayor's Office".
  11. "Find your commissioner".
  12. "Samantha Sencer-Mura". Minnesota Legislature.
  13. "Zaynab Mohamed".
  14. "Congressional District 5". Minnesota Secretary of State.
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