Nicollet Island
Nicollet Island is an island in the Mississippi River just north of Saint Anthony Falls in central Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to the United States Census Bureau the island has a land area of 194,407 square metres and a 2000 census population of 144 persons.Photo: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Wita Washte”
Places of Interest
Highlights include De La Salle High School and Grain Belt Beer Sign.
De La Salle High School
School
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
DeLaSalle High School is a Catholic, college preparatory high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located on Nicollet Island.
Grain Belt Beer Sign
Historic site
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grain Belt Beer Sign is a historic sign on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was originally built as a neon sign displaying a bottle cap of Grain Belt beer for the Marigold Ballroom in 1941.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Government office
Photo: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, covers the 9th District of the Federal Reserve, which is made up of Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Anthony Falls Historic District and Nicollet Island/East Bank.
Saint Anthony Falls Historic District
Photo: DocGizmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint Anthony Falls Historic District is an area of Minneapolis, nestled between downtown, Northeast Minneapolis, and Southeast Minneapolis. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nicollet Island/East Bank
Neighborhood
Nicollet Island/East Bank is a neighborhood in the University community of Minneapolis. It is a part of Minneapolis City Council ward 3, represented by Michael Rainville, and state legislative district 59B.
Saint Anthony Main
Quarter
Saint Anthony Main is a stretch of buildings on Main Street across from Saint Anthony Falls in the Marcy-Holmes and Nicollet Island/East Bank neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
Nicollet Island
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.98746° or 44° 59′ 15″ northLongitude
-93.26267° or 93° 15′ 46″ westElevation
833 feet (254 metres)Named after
Joseph NicolletOpen location code
86P8XPPP+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 95776526OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5039257Wikidata ID
Q4320729
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Satellite Map
Discover Nicollet Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Nicollet Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Nicollet uhartea”
- Cebuano: “Nicollet Island”
- Dutch: “Nicollet Island”
- Hebrew: “האי ניקולט”
- Russian: “Николлет (остров)”
- Russian: “Николлет”
- Russian: “остров Николлет”
- Spanish: “isla Nicollet”
- Spanish: “Isla Nicollet”
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