Waite Park, Minneapolis
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | Northeast |
| Population (2000)[1] [2] | |
| - City | 5,205 |
| - Urban | 387,970 |
| - Metro | 3,502,891 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55418, 55421 |
| Area code(s) | 612 |
Waite Park is a neighborhood in the Northeast community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the furthest northeast neighborhood within Minneapolis. The neighborhood is within Minneapolis's first ward and falls under the jurisdiction of the second precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department.
[edit] History
Waite Park was among the last areas of northeast Minneapolis to be developed into urban neighborhoods in the last part of the nineteenth century. The area was mostly farmland until the 1880s and 1890s. The completion of Saint Anthony Parkway through the neighborhood in 1924 increased the pace of development. Although many of the homes in the neighborhood were built in the decades between the completion of the parkway and World War II, the neighborhood was not fully developed until the postwar housing boom.[1]
The neighborhood is named after Edward Foote Waite, a former judge in Hennepin County.[2]
[edit] Notable Features
The Saint Anthony Parkway runs through the Waite Park neighborhood and is part of the Minneapolis Grand Rounds scenic byway. Parks in the neighborhood include Waite Park, Deming Heights Park, and Cavell Park.
[edit] External links
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/minneapolis/waitepark/
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