West Maka Ska, Minneapolis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids West Maka Ska
Neighborhood
West Maka Ska (middle/bottom) with Bde Maka Ska on right and Minneapolis in the background
Location of West Maka Ska within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Community	Calhoun-Isles
City Council Ward	7
Area
• Total	0.674 sq mi (1.75 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,645
• Density	3,924/sq mi (1,515.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55416
Area code(s)	612

West Maka Ska, formerly known as West Calhoun, is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. The neighborhood was generally rural with a couple grain silos along the railroad track heading into Downtown Minneapolis until about the 1910s. Although the railroad still runs through the neighborhood, the neighborhood is now mainly homes, apartment buildings, and strip malls.

West Maka Ska is the southwestern-most neighborhood of the Calhoun Isles community in the western part of the city. It is in Ward 7, represented by council member Katie Cashman.

The neighborhood is bordered on the east by East Bde Maka Ska, the north by Cedar-Isles-Dean, the south by Linden Hills and the west by the city of St. Louis Park. Its boundaries are Lake Street to the north, Bde Maka Ska to the east, 36th Street to the south, and France Avenue to the west.

History

In 2020, the neighborhood voted to change their name to West Maka Ska from West Calhoun after the name change of Bde Maka Ska from Lake Calhoun.