Texa Tonka

Texa-Tonka Neighborhood

Boundaries

• North: Burlington Northern Railroad
• South: Minnetonka Boulevard
• East: Louisiana Avenue
• West: Virginia Avenue & Hutchinson Spur Regional Trail

City Council Ward The Texa-Tonka neighborhood is in Ward 3. For your council representative's name, click here.

Neighborhood Characteristics

• 75 percent of the neighborhood's single-family homes were built between 1951 and 1954.
• Texa-Tonka shopping center was constructed in 1953. The multi-family developments and industrial areas were constructed in the 1960's.
• The Hutchinson Spur Regional Trail runs through this neighborhood.
• Ainsworth Park, Texa-Tonka Park and Rainbow Park are located in this neighborhood.
• Texa-Tonka occupies 180.8 acres (20 blocks residential).
• Parks & open space - 4.9 percent
• Commercial/industrial - 18.0 percent
• Texa-Tonka has 868 housing units (382 single family homes, 32 duplexes, 10 townhomes, 75 condominiums and 369 apartment units).
• The average year built (single family houses) was 1952.
• Population - 1964 (2002 Census)

Upcoming Events

• None at this time

Neighborhood Association Contact

• The Texa-Tonka Neighborhood Association is in the beginning stages of reorganizing.  If you would like more information about the Texa-Tonka neighborhood or are interested in helping the neighborhood reorganize, please contact Marney Olson, Community Liaison, at (952) 924-2184 or email molson@stlouispark.org.