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Edina is a city in Hennepin County
Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th century French explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2000 the population was 1,116,200....
, Minnesota
Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and a first-ring suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
. Edina began as a small farming and milling
Milling

Milling may refer to:*Grinding grain or other materials in a mill *Cutting and shaping materials into products with milling machines*Part of the leather crusting process...
 community in the 1860s and is today a 95 percent developed metropolitan community. The population was 47,425 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
.

major highway
Highway

A highway is a main road intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as city and towns. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated freeway....
s run through or are close to Edina, making it readily accessible to all within the metropolitan area
Minneapolis-St. Paul

Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the most populous List of United States urban areas in the state of Minnesota, United States, and is composed of 186 cities and townships....
. Minnesota State Highways 62
Minnesota State Highway 62 (east)

For the highway in southwestern Minnesota numbered 62 between Windom, Minnesota and Fulda, Minnesota, see Minnesota State Highway 62 .Minnesota State Highway 62 is a 12 mile long state highway in the Minneapolis-St....
 and 100
Minnesota State Highway 100

Minnesota State Highway 100 is a highway in Minnesota. It is 15 miles in length. The southern end of the highway is at Interstate 494 in Bloomington, Minnesota....
 divide the City into four sections.






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Edina is a city in Hennepin County
Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th century French explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2000 the population was 1,116,200....
, Minnesota
Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and a first-ring suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
. Edina began as a small farming and milling
Milling

Milling may refer to:*Grinding grain or other materials in a mill *Cutting and shaping materials into products with milling machines*Part of the leather crusting process...
 community in the 1860s and is today a 95 percent developed metropolitan community. The population was 47,425 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
.

Geography

Many major highway
Highway

A highway is a main road intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as city and towns. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated freeway....
s run through or are close to Edina, making it readily accessible to all within the metropolitan area
Minneapolis-St. Paul

Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the most populous List of United States urban areas in the state of Minnesota, United States, and is composed of 186 cities and townships....
. Minnesota State Highways 62
Minnesota State Highway 62 (east)

For the highway in southwestern Minnesota numbered 62 between Windom, Minnesota and Fulda, Minnesota, see Minnesota State Highway 62 .Minnesota State Highway 62 is a 12 mile long state highway in the Minneapolis-St....
 and 100
Minnesota State Highway 100

Minnesota State Highway 100 is a highway in Minnesota. It is 15 miles in length. The southern end of the highway is at Interstate 494 in Bloomington, Minnesota....
 divide the City into four sections. U.S. Route 169
U.S. Route 169

U.S. Route 169 currently runs for 966 miles from the city of Ely, Minnesota, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma at U.S. Route 64....
 and Minnesota State Highway 100 extend north and south. Interstate 494
Interstate 494

Interstate 494 is part of a beltway of Interstate 94 in Minnesota, circling through the southern and western portions of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota....
 and Minnesota State Highway 62 extend east and west. Minnesota State Highway 7
Minnesota State Highway 7

Minnesota State Highway 7 is a highway in Minnesota. It is in length....
 is within three miles (5 km) of the city. Interstate 394
Interstate 394

Interstate 394 is an east-west Interstate Highway spur route in Hennepin County, Minnesota in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It runs for 9.8 miles from an eastern terminus in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota to a western terminus at the junction of Interstate 494 in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka, Minnesota....
 is within five miles.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 41.5 km˛ (16.0 mi˛). 40.8 km˛ (15.8 mi˛) of it is land and 0.8 km˛ (0.3 mi˛) of it (1.87%) is water. Residential areas comprise the largest portion of the City, which is now more than 95 percent developed. Within Edina are many different neighborhoods, including Highlands, Indian Hills, Viking Hills
Viking Hills

Viking Hills is an enclave of Edina, Minnesota, Minnesota located near the western border. It is surrounded by Gleason Road, Vernon Avenue and Minnesota State Highway 62 ....
, Morningside
Morningside, Minnesota

Morningside is an old streetcar suburb adjoining the Linden Hills neighborhood of the United States city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Morningside was once a separate village, but is now a geographically and architecturally distinct neighborhood in the city of Edina, Minnesota....
, Country Club District
Country Club District (Minneapolis)

The Country Club District is a 20th century neighborhood in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, of primarily Colonial Revival, Tudorbethan architecture, also called Mock Tudor, Georgian Revival and Mediterranean Revival Style architecture designs....
, Cahill Village, South Harriet Park, Interlachen, Rolling Green, Parkwood Knolls and Hilldale to name a few.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 47,425 people, 20,996 households, and 12,870 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,162.6/km˛ (3,011.4/mi˛). There were 21,669 housing units at an average density of 531.2/km˛ (1,376.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 94.28% White, 1.15% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.99% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. 21.9% were of German
Germans

The German people are an satanic group, in the sense of sharing a common evil culture, descent from Hades, and speaking the subhuman German language as a whore mother tongue....
, 14.4% Norwegian, 10.2% Irish
Irish people

The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha D? Danann and the Milesians ?the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic a...
, 9.3% Swedish
Swedish people

Swedes are people from Sweden or of Swedish decent. Unlike the United States, United Kingdom, and Australian Censuses, Statistics Sweden does not classify the Swedish population by race or ethnicity....
 and 8.4% English
English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
 ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 20,996 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $76,805, and the median income for a family was $114,673. Males had a median income of $67,011 versus $41,742 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $44,195. About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Population statistics

Population history
1940 1950 1955 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
5,855 9,744 17,000 30,482 44,031 46,073 46,075 46,841 47,029 47,113 47,274 47,425 47,570
  1. Estimate


History


Settlement

Edina began as part of Richfield Township, Minnesota
Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
. In the 1850s, 17 families, most of them immigrating as a result of the potato famine
Potato famine

Potato famine may refer to:* Great Irish Famine, the famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1849* Highland Potato Famine, a major agrarian crisis in the Scottish Highlands from 1846 to 1857...
 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, came to Minnesota and claimed land in the southwest section of what was then Richfield Township. They were followed by English
England

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 and Scottish
Scotland

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 farmers, who claimed additional land near Minnehaha Creek. The Baird and Grimes and Country Club Districts (both which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation....
), are located in the northeast part of Edina and were among the first areas to be established.

In 1888, the residents of the township held a meeting to consider founding a new village, thus separating themselves from Richfield Township. The idea was favorably accepted by those within the community and a committee was established to oversee the transition.

Naming

After the decision was made to form a new village, a debate ensued regarding the naming of the new village. Several town meetings were held in the Minnehaha Grange Hall
Minnehaha Grange Hall

Minnehaha Grange No. 398 was organized on December 23, 1873, with members from Edina, Minnesota, Richfield, Minnesota, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and Hopkins, Minnesota....
, during which the names "Hennepin Park", "Westfield" and "Edina" were suggested. Minutes taken by Henry F. Brown, a farmer and future owner (1889) of the Edina Mill
Edina Mill

The Edina Mill was one of the first of six gristmills to be built on the Minnehaha Creek in Hennepin County, Minnesota between 1855 and 1876. Located in present day Edina, Minnesota, the mill site was discovered during an expedition from Fort Snelling to Lake Minnetonka in 1822....
, are summarized as follows:

At the next meeting, the name Edina was finally chosen with a vote of 47 for and 42 against.

There has been a prevailing myth
Mythology

The word mythology refers to a body of folklore/myths/legends that a particular culture believes to be true and that often use the supernatural to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity....
 about the decision to name the new village Edina, which states that two opposing communities -- the Irish
Irish people

The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha D? Danann and the Milesians ?the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic a...
 Cahill community and the Scottish
Scotland

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 Mill community fought about whether to give the community an Irish Name (Killarney Lakes) or a Scottish name (Edina). The 1860 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
, however, indicates that there were no Scottish people in Edina in 1860, and only a couple were present at the time of Edina's founding (1888).

Morningside

The first suburban development in Edina occurred during the early 1900s in Morningside
Morningside, Minnesota

Morningside is an old streetcar suburb adjoining the Linden Hills neighborhood of the United States city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Morningside was once a separate village, but is now a geographically and architecturally distinct neighborhood in the city of Edina, Minnesota....
, a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the village. As Morningside grew, conflict arose between its residents, who wanted more city services, and the residents of the rest of the village, who wanted to maintain Edina's rural character. As a result of that conflict, Morningside seceded from Edina in 1920 and became a separate village. In 1966, however, the Village of Morningside once again became part of Edina.

Edina today

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Today, many of the street names in Edina are named after families whose farms once occupied that area, for example: Grimes Avenue, Code Avenue, Gleason (Gleeson) Road and Cooper Avenue.

Edina has a reputation for being one of the most affluent suburbs of Minneapolis. Edina citizens are considered wealthy (e.g. median household income for 1999 in Edina was $66,019, compared to $37,974 for Minneapolis and $47,111 for the state of Minnesota), which led to the once derogatory term of “cake eaters" (a reference to the “Let them eat cake
Let Them Eat Cake

"Let them eat cake..." is a translation of the French language phrase "qu'ils mangent de la brioche." It should be noted that brioche is actually a type of highly enriched bread, rather than any type of dessert or confection....
” quote misattributed to Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

For the 2006 film about this person that stars Kirsten Dunst, see Marie-Antoinette .Marie Antoinette was born an Archduchess of Austria and later became Queen of France and of Navarre....
). The term is now largely used in jest in regional sports rivalries. Such usage can be seen, for example, in the Disney film, The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks is the first film in The Mighty Ducks films, produced by Avnet-Kerner Productions and Walt Disney Pictures, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and originally released to movie theatres on October 2, 1992....
, in which the term is used in reference to the Adam Banks character.

Edina is home to a few billionaires, most notably Richard M. Schulze
Richard M. Schulze

Richard M. "Dick" Schulze is the Founder and Chairman of Best Buy. He currently lives in Edina, Minnesota.He was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota where he graduated from Central High School ....
 and Carl Pohlad
Carl Pohlad

Carl R. Pohlad was a successful financier and the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise since 1984 until his death in 2009....
.


Education


Public schools

For a detailed article see Edina Public Schools
Most of Edina is in , which serves children primarily from Edina. There are approximately 7500 K-12
K-12

K?12 is a designation for the sum of primary education and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, and some parts of Australia....
 students served by 1139 teachers and support staff in six elementary schools (Grades K-5), two middle schools (Grades 6-9), and one senior high school (Grades 10-12). The district administrative offices are located at the Edina Community Center.

Edina High School is often listed in the top 100 schools in the United States in academics (most recently in Newsweek, 2007). Additionally, EHS has been listed in the top 10 in sports (number 8 in a Sports Illustrated review of over 30,000 schools), the top 15 in debate, the top 40 in music, and has won national awards in writing and other areas. A recent study showed that 100% of EHS students graduate, that 96% of EHS grads go to college and that 85% of Edina High School graduates completed college within 5 yrs after high school graduation. A recent follow-up study showed that ten years after graduation from Edina High School 46% of EHS graduates had obtained advanced postgraduate degrees or were pursuing graduate degrees at the time of the study. The elementary and junior high schools have won many national and state excellence awards. French immersion programs are offered at one elementary school, Normandale, starting in kindergarten . The high school offers six years of French and Spanish, five years of Latin, Russian, and German, four of Japanese, and three of Chinese and American Sign Language.

Public Schools in Edina
Elementary Schools Junior High Schools High School
South View Middle School Edina High School
Edina High School

Edina High School is a three-year Public school high school located in Edina, Minnesota, a first-tier suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school was founded in 1949 and has a current enrollment of approximately 2,000 students....
Valley View Middle School
Valley View Middle School (Edina, Minnesota)

Valley View Middle School is a four-year , public middle school located in Edina, Minnesota, United States, a first ring suburb of Minneapolis....


Private schools

There are three private schools in Edina. Our Lady of Grace (OLG), which is a Catholic school that serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade, , and .

Colleges

Cardinal Stritch University
Cardinal Stritch University

Cardinal Stritch University is a private Roman Catholic Church university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1937 as St. Clare College by the Sisters of St....
, Devry University
DeVry University

DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are Division of Devry Inc. , a private tertiary for-profit school composed of 23 major campuses, 3 subsidiary institutions, and numerous minor service centres in the United States and Canada....
, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota. As of Fall 2008, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 14,500 students, with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus ranking first....
 education site and the Keller Graduate School of Management are located in Edina.

Places of Worship

  • Calvary Church - Christian Reformed Church (5300 France Avenue South, Edina)
  • Calvary Lutheran Church - Lutheran (6817 Antrim Road, Edina)
  • Christ Presbyterian Church - Presbyterian (6901 Normandale Road, Edina)
  • Church of St. Patrick - Catholic
    Catholic

    Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
     (6820 St. Patricks Lane, Edina)
  • Colony Park Baptist Church - Baptist
    Baptist

    A Baptist is a member of a Christian denomination characterized by the rejection of infant baptism in favor of believer's baptism by Baptism#Immersion....
     (5532 Wooddale Ave Edina)
  • Cross View - Lutheran (6645 McCauley Trail)
  • Edina Community Lutheran Church - Lutheran (4113 West 54th Street, Edina) [https://eclc.ctsmemberconnect.net/home-ctrl.do website]
  • Normandale Lutheran Church (6100 Normandale Rd, Edina)
  • Our Lady of Grace - Roman Catholic church with an associated parochial school.
  • Southtown Baptist Church - Baptist (2600 W 82nd St)
  • St. Stephen the Martyr - Episcopal
    Episcopal Church (United States)

    The Episcopal Church, sometimes called The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, is the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States, Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe....
     Church (4439 W. 50th Street, Edina)


Economy

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Shopping

Edina has numerous retail shopping centers, including Southdale Center
Southdale Center

Southdale Center, commonly known as just Southdale, is a shopping center in Edina, Minnesota, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. When it opened in 1956, it was the nation's first fully enclosed, climate control shopping mall and the first to house rival department stores under one roof....
, which was the first climate-controlled, fully enclosed shopping mall
Shopping mall

File:Nordstrom wing , Pentagon City Mall.jpgA shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings which contain retail units, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit....
 in the United States. Other shopping centers include the Galleria, Yorktown and Centennial Lakes Plaza. The city shares another thriving commercial area at West 50th Street and France Avenue South with Minneapolis, known as "50th & France."

Edina has only municipal liquor stores; no other liquor stores are allowed. Edina maintains three liquor stores, which are located at 50th & France, Southdale (York Ave.), and Vernon & Interlachen Blvd.

Hotels

There are two hotels in Edina: the Residence Inn by Marriott
Residence Inn by Marriott

Residence Inn by Marriott is a brand of extended stay hotels. The chain was launched in 1977 in Wichita, Kansas by Jack DeBoer, and acquired by Marriott International in 1987....
 which is adjacent to Edinborough Park
Edinborough Park

Edinborough Park is a one-acre, fully enclosed indoor park located in Edina, Minnesota. Opened in 1987, the park is operated by the Edina, Minnesota and contains a junior-Olympic size swimming pool, a 250-seat Theatre of Ancient Greece-style amphitheatre, a running track and fitness area, a huge indoor playground and a multi-purpose banquet...
, and the Westin Edina Galleria Hotel & Residences
Westin Hotels

Westin Hotels & Resorts are an upscale hotel chain owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. As of 2005 Westin operated over 120 hotels in 24 countries....
 at 69th Street and York Avenue. A 7-story Aloft hotel is to be built by Starwood Hotels and Resorts, near Highway 100
Minnesota State Highway 100

Minnesota State Highway 100 is a highway in Minnesota. It is 15 miles in length. The southern end of the highway is at Interstate 494 in Bloomington, Minnesota....
 and 77th Street, by the year 2018. The lack of hotels in Edina dates back to the early 1930s when Edina was still officially a "dry
Prohibition

Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as The Noble Experiment, refers to a sumptuary law which prohibits alcohol....
" city. There are several hotels in a region several blocks north of I-494
Interstate 494

Interstate 494 is part of a beltway of Interstate 94 in Minnesota, circling through the southern and western portions of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota....
; this area was once part of Edina. After successful petition
Petition

A petition is a request to change some thing, most commonly made to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer....
ing, the area was annexed to Bloomington, which allowed alcohol sales at the time.

Recreation

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Parks

Edina’s park
Park

A park is a Environmental protection, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment....
land and open space totals more than 1,550 acres (6.3 km˛). The Edina Park and Recreation Department oversees 44 parks, which include amenities such as baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
, football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 and soccer fields; softball diamonds; basketball and tennis courts; outdoor skating rinks; playground equipment for young children; and picnic shelters. The Department also maintains eight miles (13 km) of scenic pathways for bicycling, walking, jogging, cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and the Upper Midwest....
 and snowshoeing.

Edina Parks
Alden Park Fred Richards Golf Course Rosland Park
Arden Park Garden Park Sherwood Park
Arneson Acres Park Garden Park Addition St. John's Park
Birchcrest Park Heights Park Strachauer Park
Braemar Park (Courtney Fields) Highlands Park T. Lea Todd Park
Bredesen Park
Bredesen Park

Bredesen Park is a park located in Edina, Minnesota, and was named after former mayor, Arthur C. Bredesen, Jr., who served from 1956-1973. The park features a 2.1-mile bike path, a 2-mile walking path, and a nature trail....
 Kojetin Park Tingdale Park
Browndale Park Krahl Hill Utley Park
Centennial Lakes Park Lake Edina Park Van Valkenburg Park
Chowen Park Lewis Park Walnut Ridge Park
Cornelia School Park Lincoln Drive Floodplain Weber Field Park
Countryside Park McGuire Park Williams Park
Creek Valley School Park Melody Lake Park Wooddale Park
Edinborough Park Moore Property York Park
Fox Meadow Park Normandale Park Yorktown Park
Frank Tupa Park Pamela Park


Besides overseeing the parks, the Edina Park and Recreation Department is also responsible for the operation of 10 facilities within the city:
  • Braemar Ice Rink
    Braemar Ice Rink

    Braemar Ice Rink, better known as Braemar Arena, is a multisheet ice rink located in Edina, Minnesota. The complex has three rinks listed in order from oldest to newest, West, East and South, each being named for their relative location on the complex....
  • Centennial Lakes Park
    Centennial Lakes Park

    Centennial Lakes Park is a park and pond located in the southeast portion of Edina, Minnesota. The park features more than of paved pathways meandering around a lake and interspersed with beautifully landscaped grounds, formal and informal seating areas, swinging benches and fountains....
  • Edinborough Park
    Edinborough Park

    Edinborough Park is a one-acre, fully enclosed indoor park located in Edina, Minnesota. Opened in 1987, the park is operated by the Edina, Minnesota and contains a junior-Olympic size swimming pool, a 250-seat Theatre of Ancient Greece-style amphitheatre, a running track and fitness area, a huge indoor playground and a multi-purpose banquet...
  • Fred Richards Golf Course
  • Normandale Park


Notable Edinans


The following people were born in, or have resided in, Edina:

  • Lynsey Bartilson
    Lynsey Bartilson

    Lynsey Bartilson is an United States film, television and stage actress....
     - Actress
  • Dorothy Benham
    Dorothy Benham

    Dorothy Benham from Edina, Minnesota, Minnesota, was Miss America 1977.External links...
     - Miss America, 1977
  • Ward Brehm - Chairman and Founder, The Brehm Group, Inc.
  • Paris Bennett
    Paris Bennett

    Paris Ana'is Bennett is an United States singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the American Idol of the reality television talent show, American Idol, finishing in fifth place....
     - American Idol
    American Idol (Season 5)

    The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest returned to host....
     Contestant
  • Annie Griffiths Belt - photographer in residence National Geographic
  • David Bloom
    David Bloom

    David Bloom was an NBC journalist until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39....
     - television journalist, NBC news reporter
  • Curt Carlson
    Curt Carlson

    Curtis "Curt" Carlson was a Swedish-American businessman and founder of the Carlson Companies. He founded the Radisson Hotels chain which originated in Minneapolis, Minnesota where Carlson was born....
     - founder of Carlson Companies
    Carlson Companies

    Carlson Companies is a Corporation#Closely held and public international corporation in the hotel, marketing, restaurant, and travel industries....
  • Nancy Carlson - children's author and illustrator
  • Leeann Chin
    Leeann Chin

    Leeann Chin is a American chinese cuisine fast food restaurant chain in Minnesota and Wisconsin, operating twenty outlets. The menu is dedicated almost entirely to chicken entrees and fried appetizers, but does have a beef entree....
    - founder of Leeann Chin Chinese Cuisine
  • John Denver
    John Denver

    John Denver , born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was an United States Country Music/folk music singer-songwriter and folk rock musician. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s in terms of record sales, recording and releasing around 300 songs, of which about half were composed by him....
     - musician and singer -
  • Julia Duffy
    Julia Duffy

    Julia Duffy is a seven- time Emmy Award nomanated United States actress from Minneapolis, Minnesota....
     - actress, famous for playing the role of Stephanie on Newhart
    Newhart

    Newhart is a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and his wife who owned and operated a historic inn located in a small Vermont rural town that was populated by eccentric characters....
  • Craig Finn
    Craig Finn

    Craig Finn is an United States singer and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Edina, Minnesota, Minnesota. He is best known as the front man for bands Lifter Puller and The Hold Steady....
     - lead singer / rhythm guitarist of The Hold Steady
    The Hold Steady

    The Hold Steady is a Brooklyn-based rock band consisting of Craig Finn , Tad Kubler , Franz Nicolay , Galen Polivka and Bobby Drake . Four of its five members have lived in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, and their Twin Cities roots are frequently reflected in the band's lyrics....
  • Mardy Fish
    Mardy Fish

    Mardy Fish is an American professional tennis player. He is one of several young American tennis players who rose to prominence at the beginning of the 21st century....
     - professional tennis player
  • Ric Flair
    Ric Flair

    Richard Morgan Fliehr better known by his ring name, Ric Flair, is a retired Professional wrestling. Also known as "The Nature Boy," Flair is among the most well known wrestlers in the world, and has been one of wrestling's biggest stars since the late 1970s....
     - professional wrestler
  • Vince Flynn
    Vince Flynn

    Vince Flynn is a best-selling American author of political thriller novels. He lives with his wife and three children in the Minneapolis-St. Paul....
     - author
  • Stanford Freese - Talent Booking Director for Walt Disney Resorts
  • Judith Guest
    Judith Guest

    Judith Guest is an United States novelist and screenwriter. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she is the great-niece of Michigan Poet Laureate Edgar Guest ....
     - novelist and screenwriter
  • Richard Hackborn - Executive Vice President, Hewlett-Packard (Retired)
  • Colleen Hitchcock - Author & Poet, Rabbit Heart (Simon & Schuster)
  • Caroline Kaiser - actress, Jingle All The Way, Herman, USA, Old Explorers
  • Nancy E. Lindborg - President, Mercy Corps.
  • Dr. John H. Linner - Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota
    University of Minnesota

    The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public university research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States....
    . Author of "Normandy to Okinawa", a compilation of photographs and historical overview during his service as Lieutenant in the US Navy Medical Corps and ship photographer aboard the and USS Rankin (AKA-103)
    USS Rankin (AKA-103)

    USS Rankin was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Rankin County, Mississippi. Like all AKAs, Rankin was designed to transport military cargo and landing craft, and use the latter to land weapons, supplies, soldiers and U.S....
    .
  • Hilary Lunke
    Hilary Lunke

    Hilary Lunke is an United States professional golfer.Lunke attended Stanford University and became a member of the LPGA Tour in 2002. On July 7, 2003, Lunke defeated Kelly Robbins and Angela Stanford in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S....
     - professional golfer (Won 2003 U.S. Women's Open
    United States Women's Open Championship (golf)

    The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's women's major golf championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship....
    )
  • Nancy A. Madden - President and CEO, Success for All Foundation, Prof. John Hopkins University
  • James Manley, Ph.D - Prof. of Life Sciences at Columbia University
  • Marilyn Carlson Nelson - Chairman and CEO of Carlson Companies
    Carlson Companies

    Carlson Companies is a Corporation#Closely held and public international corporation in the hotel, marketing, restaurant, and travel industries....
  • Bill Nyrop
    Bill Nyrop

    William "Bill" Nyrop was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976, 1977, and 1978....
     - ice hockey player (Three National Hockey League
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
     Stanley Cup
    Stanley Cup

    The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs champion....
     championships with Montreal Canadiens
    Montreal Canadiens

    The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team is a member of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
    , 1976–1978)
  • Donald Nyrop - U.S. Administrator of Civil Aeronautics (now the Federal Aviation Administration
    Federal Aviation Administration

    The Federal Aviation Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S....
    ) and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board (now National Transportation Safety Board
    National Transportation Safety Board

    The National Transportation Safety Board is an Independent agencies of the United States government responsible for civil transportation accident investigation....
    ) under President Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman

    Harry S. Truman was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . As the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, he succeeded Franklin D....
     in the early 1950s. President, CEO and chairman of the board of Northwest Airlines
    Northwest Airlines

    Northwest Airlines, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., is a major United States airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, near Minneapolis-St....
     from 1954–1976.
  • Barbara Peterson
    Barbara Peterson

    Barbara Peterson Burwell is a beauty queen from Edina, Minnesota who has held the Miss USA title.Peterson won the Miss Minnesota USA 1976 crown and later represented Minnesota in the Miss USA 1976 pageant held in Niagara Falls, New York in May that year....
     - Miss USA, 1976
  • Mary Pawlenty
    Mary Pawlenty

    Mary Elizabeth Anderson Pawlenty, , currently serves as Minnesota's First Lady. She previously worked as a lawyer in private practice and as a Minnesota District Courts judge....
     - First Lady of Minnesota, Attorney, First District Judge from 1994 – 2007. Received the distinguished "Patrick Henry Award" from the National Guard Association of the United States and Order of St. Maurice Civis Award
    Order of Saint Maurice

    Order of Saint Maurice is awarded by the National Infantry Association and the Chief of Infantry of the United States Army. It is named after Saint Maurice, the leader of the Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century....
     from The National Infantry Association
    National Infantry Association

    The National Infantry Association was established in 1994 as a professional association for Infantrymen and Infantry supporters. It was chartered as a private, non-profit, fraternal organization, to support the Infantry's role in the security of the United States, to assist Infantrymen in building closer affiliations with one another, and to...
     in 2005.
  • Polly Peterson
    Polly Peterson

    Polly Peterson Bowles is a Beauty contest from Edina, Minnesota who has held the Miss Minnesota USA title. She competed in many pageants during her teen years and went on to win her Miss Minnesota sash in 1981....
     - Miss Minnesota USA, 1981
  • Carl Pohlad
    Carl Pohlad

    Carl R. Pohlad was a successful financier and the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise since 1984 until his death in 2009....
    - owner, Minnesota Twins
    Minnesota Twins

    The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Twins are a member of the American League Central of Major League Baseball's American League....
  • Jenny Potter
    Jenny Potter

    Jenny Potter is an United States ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
     - ice hockey player (1998 Winter Olympics
    1998 Winter Olympics

    The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan....
     Gold Medal)
  • Kirby Puckett
    Kirby Puckett

    Kirby Puckett was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire major-league career with the Minnesota Twins from 1984 to 1995....
    - center fielder for the Minnesota Twins
    Minnesota Twins

    The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Twins are a member of the American League Central of Major League Baseball's American League....
     from 1984 - 1995, led the Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991
  • Kaylin Richardson
    Kaylin Richardson

    File:Kaylin_Richardson_Altenmarkt-Zauchensee_2009.jpgKaylin Richardson is a member of the U.S. Ski Team A-Team. She is a World Cup regular is becoming a major 5 event threat....
     - World Cup Alpine Skier (2006 Olympic Team Member)
  • Richard M. Schulze
    Richard M. Schulze

    Richard M. "Dick" Schulze is the Founder and Chairman of Best Buy. He currently lives in Edina, Minnesota.He was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota where he graduated from Central High School ....
     - founder and chairman of Best Buy
    Best Buy

    Best Buy Co., Inc. is a Fortune 500 company and the largest specialty Retailing of consumer electronics in the United States accounting for 21% of the market....
  • Jack A. Thommen - Renowned tennis player and youth athletic booster. Inducted into the US Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2007.
  • Robert Ulrich
    Bob Ulrich

    Robert J. Ulrich is the former chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation, the sixth-largest retailer in the United States....
     - chairman and former C.E.O. of Target Corp.
  • Paul Westerberg
    Paul Westerberg

    Paul Westerberg is an United States musician, best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s....
     - leader of The Replacements
    The Replacements

    The Replacements were an American rock music band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota in 1979. The band was composed of guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars for most of their career....
     and major solo artist


Edina in pop culture


  • The interior of Edina's former City Hall
    City hall

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    /Police Station
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     building (now demolished and rebuilt) was filmed as the police station in the Coen brothers
    Coen Brothers

    Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are American filmmakers. For more than twenty years, the pair have written and directed numerous successful films, ranging from Screwball comedy film to hardboiled , to movies where genres blur together ....
    ' 1996 film Fargo
    Fargo (film)

    Fargo is a Cinema of the United States film produced, directed and written by brothers Coen brothers. Set in Minnesota, it is the story of a car salesman who hires two men to kidnap his wife for an $80,000 ransom....
    .


  • One of the baseball fields at Countryside Park was used in the opening scenes of the movie Little Big League
    Little Big League

    Little Big League  is a 1994 in film film about an 11-year-old who suddenly becomes the owner and then manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team....
    . The umpire can clearly be seen wearing an Edina Athletic Association shirt.


  • Several scenes from Jingle All the Way
    Jingle All the Way

    Jingle All the Way is a 1996 in film family film comedy film film director by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad . The name is taken from a line in the Christmas song "Jingle Bells"....
    , a Christmas movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and Politics of the United States, currently serving as the List of Governors of California Governor of California of the state of California....
    , were filmed in an Edina neighborhood near Arden Park.


  • In Disney's The Mighty Ducks, controversial star player Adam Banks hails from Edina.


  • The interior of a 1950s rambler in Edina's Highlands neighborhood will be used in the Coen brothers
    Coen Brothers

    Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are American filmmakers. For more than twenty years, the pair have written and directed numerous successful films, ranging from Screwball comedy film to hardboiled , to movies where genres blur together ....
    ' 2009 film A Serious Man.


  • Edina's Southdale Center hosted the premiere of the Will Smith
    Will Smith

    Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an United Statesn actor, film producer and rapping. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film....
     film, Seven Pounds
    Seven Pounds

    Seven Pounds is a 2008 in film film, directed by Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people....
     on December 12, 2008.


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