Marcy-Holmes, Minneapolis

Marcy-Holmes
Location of Marcy-Holmes within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Community	University
Population (2000)[1][2]
– City	9,009
– Urban	387,970
– Metro	3,502,891
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55414
Area code(s)	612

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	8,646		—
1990	8,810		1.9%
2000	9,009		2.3%
2010	10,015		11.2%

Marcy-Holmes is the first neighborhood of Minneapolis. It is named for William L. Marcy and Oliver Wendell Holmes.^[1] Its boundaries are the Mississippi River, the University of Minnesota, the East Hennepin/Central Avenue commercial area, and the Como Neighborhood. It is home to the famous commercial district, Dinkytown. It also provides housing for students at the University of Minnesota. Marcy-Holmes is entirely within Minneapolis' Ward 3, currently represented by Diane Hofstede on the Minneapolis City Council.

Landmarks

• B.O. Cutter House
• Marcy-Holmes Community Garden
• Sixth Avenue Gateway
• Florence Court
• Frey Mansion
• First Congregational Church

Image gallery

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  Woodbury Fisk House

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  First Congregational Church

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  Varsity Theater

In popular culture

• Marcy Open School, located in the neighborhood, is the namesake for the band Marcy Playground, which the band's lead singer attended.

Coordinates: 44°59′03″N 93°14′53″W / 44.9841°N 93.2481°W / 44.9841; -93.2481^[3]

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. 
3. ^ Marcy-Holmes, Minneapolis, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-09.

^ "Neighborhood Profile on the City of Minneapolis website". http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/neighborhoods/marcyholmes_profile_home.asp. 

External links

• Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association
• Marcy-Holmes Profile at City of Minneapolis website
• Marcy-Holmes at Placeography
• Florence Court profile, Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission