Southwest, Minneapolis

The Southwest community consists of the following neighborhoods: Linden Hills, East Harriet, Kingfield, Fulton, Lynnhurst, Tangletown, Armatage, Kenny, and Windom. This portion of Minneapolis contains many parks and trails along Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Creek.

Southwest
Community
Lake Harriet
Location of Southwest within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Founded	1849
City Council wards	7, 8, 11, 13
Neighborhoods	List Armatage East Harriet Fulton Kenny King Field Linden Hills Lynnhurst Tangletown Windom
Government
• Council members	Linea Palmisano, Katie Cashman, Andrea Jenkins, Emily Koski
• State senators	Scott Dibble, Omar Fateh, Zaynab Mohamed
• State representatives	Jamie Long, Aisha Gomez, Emma Greenman
Area [1]
• Total	8.142 sq mi (21.09 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	50,658
• Density	6,200/sq mi (2,400/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55408, 55409, 55410, 55416, 55419
Area code	612

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	52,946		—
1990	49,590		−6.3%
2000	47,863		−3.5%
2010	48,076		0.4%
2020	50,658		5.4%

Parts of the Southwest community are in Minneapolis City Council wards 7, 8, and 11. The community contains all of ward 13.^[3] It is also in state legislative districts 61B, 62B, and 63B.^[4]