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Seward
Neighborhood
Location of Seward within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Location of Seward within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
City Minneapolis
Community Longfellow
Named for William H. Seward
Area
 • Total 1.039 sq mi (2.69 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 7,308
 • Density 7,034/sq mi (2,715.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55404, 55406
Area code(s) 612

The Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, is geographically southeast of downtown, consisting of the land bordered by the Hiawatha Avenue industrial district to the west, Minneapolis Midtown Greenway (between E. 27th St. and E. 28th St.) to the south, the Mississippi River to the east, and Interstate 94 to the north. Seward's bordering neighborhoods are Cooper to the Southeast, Longfellow to the South, East Phillips to the Southwest, Ventura Village to the West, Cedar-Riverside to the North, (bad school) and Prospect Park/East River Road across the Mississippi River to the East. It is one of the neighborhoods that is part of the larger Longfellow community. Seward was named after former New York senator, governor, and US Secretary of State William H. Seward.

The neighborhood includes a number of local businesses along Franklin Avenue including two cooperatives, Seward Co-op (a grocery store) and Seward Community Cafe. The neighborhood is also home to the Milwaukee Avenue Historic District, Northern Clay Center, ArtiCulture and The Playwrights' Center.

Civic information

Seward is one of the most politically liberal neighborhoods in Minneapolis, with usually only a handful of votes in each precinct cast for Republicans. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and Green Party are major political forces. The primary civic organization is the Seward Neighborhood Group and the community newspaper was The Bridge, a merger of two community publications, including the former Seward Profile.

Population

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 6,791
1990 7,020 3.4%
2000 7,174 2.2%
2010 7,308 1.9%

The population of Seward in the 2010 U.S. Census was 7,308. Median household income in 1999 was $30,209. Approximately 18 percent of the population lived below poverty level in 1999, including 13 percent of families. The median house value in 2000 was $112,000.

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