The attribute information for this layer includes links to the respective neighborhood associations. If there are questions regrading this data layer, you can either contact the City of Minneapolis Neighborhood & Community Relations office, or Minneapolis GIS.

To navigate this web map, please click on the 'Legend' tab to view the legend for the layer you're viewing. Click on the 'Layers' tab to toggle each layer on or off. If you click on a neighborhood, the popups will automatically appear in the side panel!Please view our story map for more background information!Web map created for a University of Minnesota Course: Urban GIS (Spring 2021) in order to create an accessible visualization of some of the Social Determinants of Health in Minneapolis aggregated to the neighborhood level.

In February 2019, we updated the neighborhood assignment with regards to the new police record system.

The data set is refreshed on the third day of the month at 8:45 AM. The website will reflect the last time the data set was updated and the total count of rows. The grid on the “Data” tab will display the up to date data. However, in certain situations there is a delay in the refresh of the downloadable data file. Sometimes the downloadable file does not reflect the updates to the data in the portal. After a delay (duration has been variable; up to 30 minutes), the file will be updated on the server and then downloads will include the updated data.

Feature layer generated from running the Enrich layer solution. Minneapolis_Neighborhoods were enriched

In 1934, the Federal Housing Administration created a financial mortgage system that rated mortgage risks for properties based on various criteria but was centered on race and ethnicity. This rating system propagated racial segregation that in many ways persists today.

The FHA Underwriting Handbook incorporated color-coded real estate investment maps that classified neighborhoods based on assumptions about a community, primarily their racial and ethnic composition, and not on the financial ability of the residents to satisfy the obligations of a mortgage loan. These maps, created by the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) were used to determine where mortgages could or could not be issued.

The neighborhoods were categoriezed into four types:
Type A : Best - newer or areas stil in demand
Type B : Still Desirable - areas expected to remain stable for many years
Type C : Definitely Declining - areas in transition
Type D : Hazardous - older areas considered risky

Neighborhoods shaded red were deemed too hazardous for federally-back loans. These "red-lined" neighborhoods were where most African American residents lived.

Many have argued tha the HOLC maps institutionalized discriminating lending practices which not only perpetuated racial segregation but also led to neighborhood disinvestment. Today, neighborhoods classified as Type C and Type D in 2934 make up the majority of neighborhoods in 2016 that are Areas of Concentrated Poverty where 50% or More are People of Color.

For questions about this data please contact CPEDOpenData@minneapolismn.gov

Designated land use features from the City's adopted comprehensive plan.

Feature layer generated from running the Buffer Features solution. Input from Minneapolis Neighborhoods - HENNEPIN.GIS.BOUNDARY_MPLS_NEIGHBORHOODS were buffered by [0.01] Feet

Feature layer generated from running the Summarize Within solution. MinneapolisCoffeeShops_Address were summarized within Minneapolis_Neighborhoods

Feature layer generated from running the Enrich layer solution. Minneapolis_Neighborhoods were enriched

Race, Ethnicity, Gender - Demographic Indicators (From 2010 Census)Link: https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/census/2010/index.htm Household IncomeLinks:Poverty GuidelinesACS 2019 5 Year Estimates Household Income Disability - One or more people with disability per household vs no people with disabilityLink: ACS 2019 5 Year Estimates Disability by Household Sex and AgeLink: Sex by Age ACS 2019 5 Year Estimates

Feature layer generated from running the Summarize Within solution. Coffee Shops Minneapolis were summarized within Minneapolis Neighborhoods

Feature layer generated from running the Enrich layer solution. Minneapolis Neighborhoods were enriched

Feature layer generated from running the Merge Layers solution.

Feature layer generated from running the Summarize Within solution. MinneapolisCoffeeShops_Address were summarized within Minneapolis_Neighborhoods

This map provides a spatial illustration of different means by which racial segregation was historically reinforced across the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The map focuses largely on data from the 1940s, and includes the following data layers:Population by Race - Data based on 1940 US Census that shows the percentage of the non-white population at the census tract level. This data was downloaded from NHGIS, with a spatial join performed to combine the census table and historic tracts (Citation: Steven Manson, Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Katherine Knowles, Tracy Kugler, Finn Roberts, and Steven Ruggles, IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 18.0. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2023).HOLC Map Zones by Number of Covenants - This layer displays a summary of the number of racially exclusive covenants within the area of zones designated by grade on HOLC redlining maps. The polygons of each grade zone were digitized by the Mapping Inequality Project (University of Richmond Digital Scholarship Lab) and are symbolized by the grade colors on the original maps. The data on racially exclusive covenants in Twin Cities neighborhoods was downloaded from the Mapping Prejudice Project (University of Minnesota) and is symbolized by the size of each feature.Greenbook Locations - This layer displays locations included on Greenbook travel guides from the 1940s, which indicate safe businesses for African American travelers to American Cities. This data comes from a service layer created by Shana Crosson (University of Minnesota).This spatial extent of this map is limited to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It was created as part of an in-class exercise in February of 2024.