About St. Louis Park

About St. Louis Park

Beautify the Park 2

Approximately 150 people came out (far beyond the city’s expectations and twice as many as those who preregistered) to clean up the creek, with folks as diverse as our Parks and Recreation Advisory Commissioners, St. Louis Park High School girls’ Lacrosse team, two Boy Scout troops, several businesses and many individual residents...

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Experience LIFE in the Park

St. Louis Park is a progressive city that is located just west of the Twin Cities. Just minutes from downtown, residents and visitors are allowed to experience the attractions, events and excitement of a major metropolitan area, and still have the small town feel.

Come experience life in the Park!  Interactive Community Guide (Updated: 7/29/09)

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2008 Residential Survey Results

A solid 97 percent of St. Louis Park residents rate the quality of life in the city as either "excellent" or "good," according to the most recently released Decision Resources residential survey. The study was conducted in October and November 2008 through a telephone survey of 400 randomly selected city residents. The survey...

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About St. Louis Park

The Park is an established community of 10.8 square miles. In a little more than 115 years, it’s grown from a village of 45 families to a community of more than 44,000 residents. St. Louis Park has a sound economic base, a healthy mix of new and traditional housing, and a nationally renowned school district—where every school has been...

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Bronx Park Neighborhood

Boundaries

• North: Burlington Northern Railroad
• South: Minnetonka Boulevard
• East: CP Railroad
• West: Louisiana Avenue

City Council Ward
The Bronx Park neighborhood is in Ward 1. For your council representative's name, click here.

Neighborhood Characteristics

• Bronx Park occupies 241.6 acres or about 38 blocks.
• Bronx Park has three neighborhood parks: Bronx Park, Dakota Park and Nelson Park.
• Bronx Park is in the Peter Hobart/Susan Lindgren elementary school attendance boundary. Peter Hobart Primary Center is located in this neighborhood.
• Bronx Park is exclusively single-family homes (997 homes) with just a few shops bordering Louisiana Avenue and Minnetonka.
• Parks & open space - 12.7 percent
• Commercial/retail - 1.2 percent
• Bronx Park was subdivided between 1911 and 1913; however, 90 percent of the neighborhood wasn't developed until after World War II. Most of the homes were built between 1947 and 1953. The average year-built was 1947.
• Population - 2304 (2002 Census)

Upcoming Events

• No events planned at this time.

Neighborhood Association Contact

• Bronx Park has had an active neighbors group since 1998. They have developed a community vegetable garden in Nelson Park, and they host an annual summer social event.
• Contact neighborhood association chair Robb Enslin at (612) 250-2333 or email Robb at renslin34@hotmail.com for information about the Bronx Park association.

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Transportation

St. Louis Park offers a variety of transportation modes allowing residents and visitors to easily and inexpensively travel throughout the city and entire metro region.

• Transportation Statistics

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