Sorensen

Sorensen Neighborhood

Boundaries

• North: Minnetonka Boulevard
• South: Highway 7
• East: Highway 100
• West: CP Railroad

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

Neighborhood Characteristics

• The Sorensen neighborhood contains some of the oldest development within St. Louis Park. The original subdivision near Central Community Center dates back to 1887.
• The St. Louis Park Trolley that ran from Minneapolis to Hopkins went through the Sorensen Neighborhood until 1907.
• Central Community Center, Keystone Park and Webster Park are located in this neighborhood.
• Sorensen occupies 207.5 acres (17 blocks residential).
• Parks and open space - 1.5 percent
• Commercial/industrial - 2.7 percent
• Sorensen has 756 housing units (457 single family homes, 16 townhomes, 261 apartment units and 22 duplexes).
• The average year built (single family houses) was 1941.
• Population - 1511 (2002 Census)

Upcoming Events

• Thank you to everyone that made the STEP Fundraiser a success!

Neighborhood Association Contact

• The Sorensen neighbors group formed in 1999. Each year, they host a neighborhood garage sale and summer picnic. They also distribute a regular neighborhood newsletter.  For more information contact co-chairs Lois Zander, 952-928-0542, Meghan Phimister, 952-926-6718, or email sorensenneighborhood@gmail.com.