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The neighborhood of Page in the south side of the city of Minneapolis is bound on west by Interstate 35W, on the south by 55th Street and Diamond Lake Road, on the east by Chicago Avenue and on the north by Minnehaha Creek. It is located in the Nokomis community in the city. It shares a neighborhood organization with the Diamond Lake and Hale neighborhoods.
Page, like most of the neighborhoods in the city got its name from its elementary school which was Page Elementary School and was named after an American diplomat and editor, Walter Hines Page. Page is mostly residential with Pearl Park in the heart of the neighborhood. Most of the homes there were constructed in the late 1920s and 1930s. The homes were largely two-storey houses most with design of colonial style.
It is home to Pearl Park which is used commonly for small league soccer, baseball, football and hockey. It is in the geographic center of Page and was renovated in the late 1990s and offers today a variety of amenities like tennis course, baseball, soccer and football fields and a playground.
From 1980 to 2000, Page had consistently more individuals per household than Minneapolis did though the size of its household was decreased. The city had a stable number of individuals per household from 1980 to 1990 and it increased by 1% from 1990 to 2000.
The occupied housing units in Page were 695 in 2000, a gradual increase since the year 1980. Vacant housing units have remained view and tended to reduce in number by 2000. Overwhelmingly, homeowners are the majority in the neighborhood and there had been a steady increase in home ownership in Page from 1980 to 2000. In contrast, the number of units occupied by the renter was declined by 17 units.
Between the years 1980 and 2000, there was a higher percentage of individuals in the labor force of the neighborhood than the city did. In fact, in the year 2000, 73% of the population of Page over 16 was part of the civilian labor force either looking for a job or employed. That same year, the city had 72 %. From 1980 to 2000, the neighborhood has reduced unemployment than the city both Page and Minneapolis experienced an increase in unemployment in the year 1990 though in 2000, it again decreased and Page exhibited a lower rate of unemployment than it had in the year 1980.
The population of Page between 1980 and 2000 was reduced while the population citywide increased. The population of the neighborhood in 2000 was 7% less than in 1980. Minneapolis on the same period had an increase of 3%. By the year 2000, fewer seniors, children and adolescents lived in Page. The number of children reduced by 22%, while the number of seniors declined by 45%. The population of resident adult at the same time increased by almost 10% but it could not compensate the loss in the first two groups.

Page is in the southern section of Minneapolis between Minnehaha Creek and Diamond Lake as well as next to I-35W. Those living here are able to take advantage of both the energy of downtown and central neighborhoods and the quiet serenity of lake side life. Page is one of three communities that is part of the Hale, Page and Diamond Lake (HPDL) coalition, in which all collectively work to keep the streets both clean and functional. Peal Park occupies the center avenues of the neighborhood and has a football and baseball fields as well as a skating rink. Residents can also visit Minnehaha Creek and the green spaces that border it as well as Diamond Lake just a few blocks to the south.

Though Page is very much like a suburban community, the main streets are home to several dining spots, coffee shops and other businesses that have opened up as the neighborhood has gained popularity. As additional people wan to relocate here, the housing prices gradually climb and are currently on the slightly expensive side. The majority of homes are historic prewar houses with one or two bedrooms that cater to a home owner population. Page maintains a suburban feel in a community that is only a few miles from downtown and other crowded neighborhoods. The many functional nearby businesses in addition to low noise and crime make Page an wonderful place to raise a family of live life alone in peace.

You can find the Page neighborhood on the far south side of Minneapolis, near Minnehaha Creek, Diamond Lake Road, and Interstate 35W. This location gives residents easy access to both the amenities of Downtown as well as those of the neighboring suburbs to the south. The Page community belongs to a greater community organization known as Hale, Page, and Diamond Lake (HPDL) that works within these communities to make sure there is continued growth and prosperity.
Page is becoming a more popular residential neighborhood, and the homes here are almost all single-family dwellings. The styles of homes vary, from early 1900s through the 1950s, and the prices of the homes are steadily going up as more and more people seem to want to move here. As the community has grown in size, so have the retail and business offerings. Restaurants, great grocery markets, and coffee houses offer the comforts of city life in this rather quiet community.
Near the center of the neighborhood is Peal Park, providing residents with places for football and baseball games, as well as skating and hockey. If you feel like getting even further into nature, local parks, trail, and lakes are only minutes away from this southern neighborhood.