on the National Register of Historic Places. Demographics The neighborhood is demographically diverse. Tower Hill extending south to the river contains families and retired empty-nesters. The Glendale Housing project southeast of 27th Avenue SE and University Avenue SE contains 700 families with the average household income slightly above $9,000 and 32% of residents living at or below the poverty level. On the former industrial areas of the west and north are newer student housing apartment buildings for both undergraduate and graduate students. Race White 52.4% Black 11.0% American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% Asian 27.0% Other 0.4% Two or more 4.6% Ethnicity Not hispanic or Latino 96.6% Hispanic or Latino 4.4% Government Prospect Park is entirely within Minneapolis's Ward 2, currently represented by Cam Gordon on the Minneapolis City Council. The neighborhood association, PPERRIA, founded in 1901, is the oldest neighborhood association in the city of Minneapolis. Arts and culture The neighborhood has an annual "Ice Cream Social," a get-together for the neighborhood with food, music and other entertainment. It is the one time of year when the interior of the Prospect Park Water Tower is opened to the public, allowing for a panoramic view of Minneapolis from the top. Near the south end of the neighborhood on Bedford Street is the Malcolm Willey House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and named after a University administrator. The historic significance of the house played a large part in preventing its destruction when Interstate 94 was built in the 1950s. The current goal of the neighborhood is to establish an "urban-village" feel — that is, a somewhat self-contained feel in the context of a larger city. Prospect Park also has a few surviving houses from the 19th century. The neighborhood is home to two community centers, Pratt Elementary School and Luxton Park. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hennepin County, Minnesota Neighborhoods of Minneapolis University community of Minneapolis References External links Prospect Park East River Road neighborhood of Minneapolis The Bridge newspaper Neighborhoods in Minneapolis Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Minneapolis