Cooper, Minneapolis

Cooper
Location of Cooper within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Community	Longfellow
Population (2000)[1][2]
– City	3,448
– Urban	387,970
– Metro	3,502,891
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55406
Area code(s)	612

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	3,938		—
1990	3,708		−5.8%
2000	3,448		−7.0%
2010	3,503		1.6%

The Cooper neighborhood (part of the larger Longfellow community) resides along 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 Mississippi 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, who best known today 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 hoof it to neighboring Longfellow Elementary.

Sanford Middle School (formerly Jr. High) is the closest Middle School, and resides in the Howe neighborhood to the South.

South High School is the closest Sr. High School, and resides in the Corcoran neighborhood further to the West.

Minnehaha Academy's High School (private) resides along West River Rd. The Middle School is further South on West River Rd. in the Howe neighborhood.

Find other nearby schools here: [1]

Political Representation

Cooper is represented by the following people:

• City Council (2nd Ward): Cam Gordon
• City Council (12th Ward): Sandy Colvin Roy
• Minneapolis Park Board (3rd Precinct): Scott Vreeland
• Minneapolis Mayor: RT Rybak
• Hennepin County Commissioner: Peter McLaughlin
• Minnesota House of Representatives (District 62A): Jim Davnie
• Minnesota Senate (District 62): Patricia Torres Ray
• US House of Representatives: Keith Ellison

Celebrity Roots

• Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura grew up on 46th Ave S.

See also

Neighborhoods of Minneapolis

References

1. ^ "Twin Cities Region Population and Household Estimates, 2006" (PDF). Metropolitan Council. 2006-04-01. http://www.metrocouncil.org/metroarea/2006PopulationEstimates.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
2. ^ "Table 2: Population Estimates for the 100 Most Populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas Based on July 1, 2006 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. 2007-04-05. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-51tbl2.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-16. 

External links

• Street map of Cooper from Google Maps

Coordinates: 44°56′40″N 93°12′42″W / 44.94451°N 93.21170°W / 44.94451; -93.21170