Stevens Square, Minneapolis
| Stevens Square-Loring Heights | |
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| Neighborhoods of Minneapolis | |
Stevens Court, the oldest contributing building in the Stevens Square Historic District, built in 1913.
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 Location of Stevens Square/Loring Heights within the U.S. city of Minneapolis |
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| Coordinates: 44°57′53″N 93°16′29″W / 44.96472°N 93.27472°WCoordinates: 44°57′53″N 93°16′29″W / 44.96472°N 93.27472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | Central |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.187 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,833 |
| • Density | 20,000/sq mi (7,900/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55403, 55404, 55405 |
| Area code(s) | 612 |
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Stevens Square Historic District
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Two 1915 apartment buildings typical of Stevens Square
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 93000594 |
| Added to NRHP | July 1, 1993 |
Stevens Square (officially Stevens Square-Loring Heights) is the southernmost neighborhood of the Central community in Minneapolis. It is bordered on Lyndale Avenue on the west, Franklin Avenue on the south, and Interstates 94 and 35W on the north and east, respectively.
Although one of the densest neighborhoods in Minneapolis today, the land was originally occupied by a few large mansions. Today, the area is composed mostly of old brownstone apartment buildings or mansions that have been subdivided into apartments, giving the neighborhood a heavy population density within its small geographical area; a short and wide neighborhood, it is nearly a mile long but only three blocks tall. Much of the neighborhood is a National Historic District, and five of the apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Although Stevens Square faced many of the same challenges which confronted other inner-city neighborhoods through the 1990s, the neighborhood has seen significant increases in safety and average income in recent years. These have been attributed both to a successful Neighborhood Revitalization Program and to limited gentrification, with many apartments buildings converted to condominiums or co-ops.
The half of the neighborhood east of Nicollet Avenue (Stevens Square) is part of City Council Ward 6, while the part to the west (Loring Heights) is in Ward 7. The whole neighborhood is represented in the Minnesota State House of Representatives in district 62A, in the Minnesota State Senate in district 62, and in the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th congressional district.
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