Waite Park, Minneapolis

Infobox neighborhood
official_name = Waite Park
native_name =
nickname =
motto =


imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

image_shield =


mapsize = 200px
map_caption = Location of Waite Park within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1= State
subdivision_type2= County
subdivision_type3= City
subdivision_type4= Community
subdivision_name= United States
subdivision_name1= Minnesota
subdivision_name2= Hennepin
subdivision_name3= Minneapolis
subdivision_name4= Northeast
established= Founded
established_date= 1849
area_magnitude =
area_total =
TotalArea_sq_mi =
area_land =
LandArea_sq_mi =
area_water =
WaterArea_sq_mi =
area_water_percent =
area_urban =
UrbanArea_sq_mi =
area_metro =
MetroArea_sq_mi =
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 5,205
population_density =
population_density_mi2 =
population_metro = 3,502,891
population_density_metro_km2 =
population_density_metro_mi2 =
population_urban = 387,970
population_density_urban_km2 =
population_density_urban_mi2 =
population_footnotes=cite web| title=Twin Cities Region Population and Household Estimates, 2006| url=http://www.metrocouncil.org/metroarea/2006PopulationEstimates.pdf | format=PDF | date=2006-04-01 | publisher=Metropolitan Council | accessdate= 2007-07-24] cite web |title=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 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-51tbl2.pdf | format = PDF | date = 2007-04-05 |accessdate=2007-04-16]
timezone= CST
utc_offset= -6
timezone_DST= CDT
utc_offset_DST= -5
latd=
latm=
lats=
latNS= N
longd=
longm=
longs=
longEW= W
longs=
elevation_m=
elevation_ft=
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 55418, 55421
area_code = 612
website =
footnotes =
demographics =

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.

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. [http://www.waiteparkneighborhood.org/history.html]

The neighborhood is named after Edward Foote Waite, a former judge in Hennepin County. [http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/waitepark_profile_home.asp]

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.

External links

http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/minneapolis/waitepark/

* [http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/waitepark_profile_home.asp Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Waite Park]
* [http://www.waiteparkneighborhood.org Waite Park Community Council]