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Standish
Neighborhood
Location of Standish within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Location of Standish within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
City Minneapolis
Community Powderhorn
Founded 1849; 175 years ago (1849)
City Council Ward 12
Area
 • Total 0.82 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 6,625
 • Density 8,080/sq mi (3,119/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55406, 55407
Area code(s) 612
Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 6,420
1990 6,478 0.9%
2000 6,632 2.4%
2010 6,527 −1.6%
2020 6,625 1.5%

Standish is a neighborhood within the Powderhorn community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States named after Captain Miles Standish. Its boundaries are East 36th Street to the north, Hiawatha Avenue to the east, East 42nd and 43rd Streets to the south, and Cedar Avenue to the west.

Standish is entirely located within Minneapolis City Council Ward 12, represented by Aurin Chowdhury. It shares a neighborhood organization with the Ericsson neighborhood, even though that neighborhood is part of the Nokomis community; signs at the neighborhood boundaries welcome you to "Standish-Ericsson".

Roosevelt High School is located in Standish.

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