Calhoun-Isles is one of the official communities (a grouping of several official neighborhoods) in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. It contains the Uptown business district and the name "Uptown" is frequently (though somewhat incorrectly) used to refer to the entire community. The name of the community refers to its most prominent physical features, the large and publicly accessible lakes, Bde Maka Ska (previously known as "Lake Calhoun") and Lake of the Isles.

Calhoun-Isles
Community
Location of Calhoun-Isles within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Hennepin
Neighborhoods	List Bryn Mawr Cedar-Isles-Dean East Bde Maka Ska East Isles Kenwood Lowry Hill Lowry Hill East South Uptown West Maka Ska
Area [1]
• Total	5.520 sq mi (14.30 km2)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	29,913
• Density	5,400/sq mi (2,100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55403, 55405, 55408, 55416
Area code	612

Calhoun-Isles is an affluent part of the city, and people of upper middle class means and above, including young professionals and older millionaires, inhabit the community. The Uptown district is considered by many^[who?] to be the nighttime playground of the young and trendy of the Twin Cities.

Neighborhoods of Calhoun-Isles

• Bryn Mawr
• Lowry Hill
• Lowry Hill East
• South Uptown
• East Bde Maka Ska
• West Maka Ska
• Cedar-Isles-Dean
• Kenwood
• East Isles

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