Hennepin County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
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of
MinnesotaMinnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the...
, named in honor of the
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French explorer Father
Louis HennepinFather Louis Hennepin, O.F.M. baptized Antoine, was a Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Recollect order and an explorer of the interior of North America....
. As of 2000 the population was 1,116,200; in 2008 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to be 1,140,988. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
MinneapolisMinneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County. 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, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities,...
. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live in Hennepin County. The
center of populationIn demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region, on average. Mathematically, it corresponds to the geometric median of the inhabitants.- Determination :...
of Minnesota is located in Hennepin County, in the city of
RogersRogers is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,588 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Minnesota is located in Rogers ....
.
History
Hennepin County was created in 1852 by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. Father
Louis HennepinFather Louis Hennepin, O.F.M. baptized Antoine, was a Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Recollect order and an explorer of the interior of North America....
's name was chosen due to the fact he originally named St. Anthony Falls and recorded some of the earliest accounts of the area for the Western world. Hennepin County's early history is closely linked to the establishment of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Anthony.
Law and government
Like all counties in Minnesota, Hennepin is governed by an elected and
nonpartisanIn political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event or organization in which the participants do not declare or do not formally have a political party affiliation....
board of commissioners. In Minnesota, county commissions usually have five members, but Hennepin,
RamseyRamsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849 As of 2000, the population was 511,035. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory. It is the...
, and
St LouisSt. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 200,528. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by area in Minnesota, and the largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, the second largest after...
counties have seven members. Each commissioner represents a district of equal population. In Hennepin the county commission appoints the
medical examinerA medical examiner is a medically qualified government officer whose duty is to investigate deaths and injuries that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests....
, county auditor-
treasurerA treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization.-Government:The Treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue. The Treasurer is generally the head of the Treasury, although, in some countries A treasurer is the...
and county recorder. The
sheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
and county attorney are also elected on a nonpartisan ticket. The county government's headquarters are in
downtownDowntown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core or central business district, usually in a geographical, commercial, and community sense....
MinneapolisMinneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County. 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, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities,...
in the
Hennepin County Government CenterThe Hennepin County Government Center is the courthouse and primary county government administration building for Hennepin County in the State of Minnesota. It is located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, the county seat of Hennepin County...
. The county oversees the
Hennepin County LibraryHennepin County Library is a library system serving the entire population of Hennepin County, Minnesota. A separate system for Minneapolis existed until January 2008. The system currently has 41 libraries, the Children's Readmobile, deposit collections at nursing homes and correctional facilities,...
system, which merged with the
Minneapolis Public LibraryThe Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center was a library system serving the residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. It was founded as the ' in 1860. The library at the time of its merger with Hennepin County Library in 2008 included a central facility downtown and...
system in 2008.
The county commission elects a chair who presides at meetings.
Commissioners as of January 2009
| District |
Commissioner |
In office since |
Current term expires in January |
| 1st |
Mike OpatMichael Joseph Opat is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. He currently serves as the Chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the governing body for the largest county in Minnesota, with more than 1.1 million residents and an annual budget of $1.7 billion...
(chair) |
1993 |
2011 |
| 2nd |
Mark Stenglein |
1997 |
2011 |
| 3rd |
Gail Dorfman |
1999 |
2011 |
| 4th |
Peter McLaughlin |
1991 |
2011 |
| 5th |
Randy Johnson Randy Johnson represents the 5th District of Hennepin County government in Minnesota. Hennepin is the largest of Minnesota's 87 counties in population, budget and estimated value. Hennepin's population is 1.1 million, which is 22 percent of the state's population and about half of the population of...
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1979 |
2013 |
| 6th |
Jan Callison |
2009 |
2013 |
| 7th |
Jeff Johnson |
2009 |
2013 |
Key Staff
Hennepin County's normal operations are coordinated by the County Administrator Richard Johnson, Deputy County Administrator David Hough, Assistant County Administrator for Human Services and Public Health Dan Engstrom, and Assistant County Administrator for Public Works Marthand Nookala.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,571 km² (606
mi²The square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
). 1,442 km² (557 mi²) of it is land and 129 km² (50 mi²) of it (8.21%) is water. The highest
waterfallA waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation :Typically, a river flows over a large step in the rocks that may have been formed by a fault line. As it increases its velocity at the edge of the waterfall, it plucks...
on the
Mississippi RiverThe Mississippi River is the second longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
, the
Saint Anthony FallsSaint Anthony Falls, or the Falls of Saint Anthony, located northeast of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the only natural major waterfall on the Upper Mississippi River. The natural falls was replaced by a concrete overflow spillway after it partially collapsed in 1869...
, discovered by Louis Hennepin, is in Hennepin County next to downtown Minneapolis, but in the 19th century, the falls were converted to a series of
damA dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions...
s. Barges and boats now pass through locks to move between the parts of the river above and below the dams.
Major highways
 Interstate 35WInterstate 35W , an Interstate Highway in Minnesota, is the western route of Interstate 35. I-35 splits into two branch routes: I-35W, which serves Minneapolis, and I-35E, which serves St. Paul....
 Interstate 94Interstate 94 is the northernmost east-west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. Its western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
 Interstate 394Not to be confused with Illinois Route 394, which built to Interstate standards, and often locally abbreviated to I-394.Interstate 394 is an east-west Interstate Highway spur route in Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota...
 Interstate 494Interstate 494 is a loop route making up part of a beltway of Interstate 94, circling through the southern and western portions of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota. The 43-mile road is coupled with Interstate 694 at each end, and composes more than half of the major...
 Interstate 694Interstate 694 is a 31 mile east-west auxiliary Interstate Highway located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The western terminus of the route is at Interstate 94 and Interstate 494 in Maple Grove. The eastern terminus is at I-94 and I-494 in...
 U.S. Highway 12 U.S. Highway 52 U.S. Highway 169 U.S. Highway 212 Minnesota State Highway 5Minnesota State Highway 5 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highways 19 and 22 in Gaylord and continues east and northeast to its eastern terminus at its interchange with State Highway 36 and Washington County Road 5 in Stillwater...
 Minnesota State Highway 7Minnesota State Highway 7 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 and County Road 1 near Beardsley and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with State Highway 100 and County Road 25 in St. Louis Park.For part of its route , it runs...
 Minnesota State Highway 47Minnesota State Highway 47 is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Central Avenue in Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Aitkin....
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 Minnesota State Highway 55Minnesota State Highway 55 is a highway in west-central, central, and east-central Minnesota, which runs from the North Dakota state line near Tenney and continues east and southeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
 Minnesota State Highway 62For the highway in southwestern Minnesota numbered 62 between Windom and Fulda, see Minnesota State Highway 62 .Minnesota State Highway 62 is a 12 mile long state highway in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. The route was part of Hennepin County Road 62 until 1988, when a portion of the...
 Minnesota State Highway 65Minnesota State Highway 65 is a highway in east-central and northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Washington Avenue at the north end of downtown Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
 Minnesota State Highway 77Minnesota State Highway 77 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with 138th Street in Apple Valley and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with State Highway 62 in Minneapolis. The route is in length...
 Minnesota State Highway 100Minnesota State Highway 100 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 494 in Bloomington and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 694 in Brooklyn Center. It is in length. The southern end of Highway 100 continues in...
 Minnesota State Highway 101Minnesota State Highway 101 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The northern section, between Rogers and Elk River, is in length. This is a busy highway, well-used on weekends by Twin Cities travelers going west on Interstate 94 through Elk River and continuing north on U.S....
 Minnesota State Highway 121Minnesota State Highway 121 is a short freeway stub in Minnesota. It is less than one mile in length.Highway 121 runs between Interstate Highway 35W in Richfield and Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis where it intersects West 58th Street...
 Minnesota State Highway 312
 Minnesota State Highway 252Minnesota State Highway 252 is a highway in Minnesota. It is in length. The highway starts at a northern junction with Minnesota Highway 610 just after the latter crosses the Mississippi River...
 Minnesota State Highway 280Minnesota State Highway 280 is a north-south highway along the western edge of Ramsey County, Minnesota that is 4 miles in length. The highway serves as a short connecting route between Interstate Highway 94 in St...
 Minnesota State Highway 610Minnesota State Highway 610 is a short freeway in southern Anoka County, Minnesota and northern Hennepin County, Minnesota.Highway 610 currently runs east-west between U.S. Highway 169 and U.S. Highway 10, and is numbered as a spur off U.S. Highway 10...
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Adjacent counties
- Anoka County
Anoka County is the fourth most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the counties of Isanti on the north, Chisago and Washington on the east, Hennepin and Ramsey on the south, Sherburne on the west, and the Mississippi River on the southwest...
(northeast)
- Ramsey County
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849 As of 2000, the population was 511,035. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory. It is the...
(east)
- Dakota County
Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth...
(southeast)
- Scott County
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. As of 2000, the population was 89,498. Its county seat is Shakopee...
(south)
- Carver County
Carver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 70,205. Its county seat is Chaska. Carver County is named after the explorer Jonathan Carver. Carver County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area....
(southwest)
- Wright County
Wright County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855. As of 2000, the population was 89,986. Its county seat is Buffalo.-History:...
(northwest)
National protected areaProtected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental value, or environmental plus cultural values. Examples include parks, nature reserves, and wildlife sanctuaries...
s
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000 acre National Wildlife Refuge in central Minnesota. There are eight refuge units strung along of the Minnesota River. Located just south of the city of Minneapolis, this is one of only four American national wildlife refuges in an urban...
(part)
- Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area protects a 72 mile and 54,000 acres corridor along the Mississippi River from the cities of Dayton and Ramsey, Minnesota to just downstream of Hastings, Minnesota. This includes the stretch of Mississippi River which flows through Minneapolis and...
(part)
Demographics
As of the
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
² of 2000, there were 1,116,200 people, 456,129 households, and 267,291 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 774/km² (2,005/mi²). There were 468,824 housing units at an average density of 325/km² (842/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.53%
WhiteRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 8.95%
BlackRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
African AmericanRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 1.00%
Native AmericanRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 4.80%
AsianRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.05%
Pacific IslanderRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 2.06% from
other racesRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.60% from two or more races. 4.07% of the population were
HispanicRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
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of any race. 22.8% were of German, 12.0%
NorwegianNorwegians are a Northern European ethnic group found mostly in Norway and other Scandinavian countries, as well as many other countries in diaspora...
, 7.6%
IrishThe 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 Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...
and 7.2%
SwedishSwedes are a Scandinavian people, mostly inhabiting Sweden and the other Nordic countries, with descendants living in a number of countries....
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 456,129 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.30% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.40% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 33.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $51,711, and the median income for a family was $65,985 (these figures had risen to $60,115 and $79,970 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $42,466 versus $32,400 for females. The
per capita incomePer 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. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county was $28,789. About 5.00% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.
Hennepin County is the wealthiest county in the state of Minnesota and one of the 100
Highest-income counties in the United StatesThere are 3,141 counties in the United States. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau and the data is current as of the indicated year.- 10 highest-income counties by median household income :...
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Cities and towns
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Townships |
Unorganized |
- Bloomington
Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County, and the third core city of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the...
- Brooklyn Center
Brooklyn Center is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River on the northwest border of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Brooklyn Center is one of the oldest inner-ring suburbs of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in...
- Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park is the sixth most populous city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River upstream from downtown Minneapolis in northern Hennepin County. Brooklyn Park is the second largest suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the sixteenth largest...
- Champlin
Champlin is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 22,193 at the 2000 census.U.S. Route 169 serves as a main arterial route in the city.- Geography :...
- Chanhassen
Chanhassen is a city in Carver and Hennepin counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 20,321 at the 2000 census, with a 2006 estimated population of 23,520....
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- Corcoran
Corcoran is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,630 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.9 square miles , of which, 35.8 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of...
- Crystal
Crystal is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 22,698 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has total area of 5.9 square miles...
- Dayton
Dayton is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 4,699 at the 2000 census. Dayton is mainly in Hennepin County, but a part of the city extends into Wright County as well. It is the northernmost city in Hennepin County.The city of Dayton, platted...
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- Deephaven
Deephaven is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. It is 16 miles from Minneapolis. The population was 3,853 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie is an edge city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County and the 12th largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. As the seventh largest suburb, Eden Prairie...
- Edina
Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s and is today a 95 percent developed metropolitan community...
- Excelsior
Excelsior is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,393 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles , of which, 0.6 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it...
- Golden Valley
Golden Valley is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a western suburb of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, and is the main corporate headquarters of General Mills and Pentair. Golden Valley is also the home of NBC affiliate KARE, the Perpich Center for Arts Education and Breck...
- Greenfield
Greenfield is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, along the Crow River. The population was 2,544 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Greenwood
Greenwood is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 729 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles , of which, 0.3 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it ...
- Hanover
Hanover is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 1,355 at the 2000 census. Most of Hanover lies in Wright County; only a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County....
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- Hopkins
Hopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. The city is about four square miles in size and is surrounded by the larger, west suburban communities of Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, and Edina. Hopkins is about 98% developed with little...
- Independence
Independence is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,236 at the 2000 census. U.S. Route 12 serves as a main arterial route in the community.-Geography:...
- Long Lake
Long Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,842 at the 2000 census.- History :The first settlers arrived in Long Lake in early spring, 1855...
- Loretto
Loretto is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 570 at the 2000 census.-History:Loretto was founded in 1886 and settled by German and Dutch immigrants. Loretto was named for a Roman Catholic mission for refugees of the Huron Indians near Quebec, Canada, called...
- Maple Grove
Maple Grove is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 50,365 at the 2000 census.-History:Winnebago Indians were the only inhabitants in the area of Maple Grove until 1851 when Louis Gervais arrived and settled. Four years later, in 1855, city growth included a...
- Maple Plain
Maple Plain is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It located about 25 miles west of Minneapolis on U.S. Route 12. It in named for the many sugar maples in its forests. Early settlement of the area started in 1854 and revolved around Lake Independence to its North, and its...
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Medicine Lake Medicine Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 368 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles —0.2 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it is water...
MedinaMedina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,005 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.9 square miles , of which, 25.6 square miles of it is land and 1.3 square miles of it ...
MinneapolisMinneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County. 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, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities,...
MinnetonkaMinnetonka is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, eight miles west of Minneapolis. Its 2000 population of 51,480 makes it the fourteenth largest city in Minnesota. The word "Minnetonka" comes from the Dakota Indian mni tanka meaning "great water"...
Minnetonka BeachMinnetonka Beach is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 614 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles , all of it land...
MinnetristaMinnetrista is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The name Minnetrista is said to owe its origin to the Dakota language, in which minne means "water" and trista means "crooked." The city is generally rural and still has material agricultural activity, involving corn, beans, hay...
MoundMound is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. ZIP code: 55364. The population was 9,435 at the 2000 census. Mound is the birth place of the Tonka truck, which is named after Lake Minnetonka. Mound is also the birth place of actor Kevin Sorbo, who portrayed Hercules on the...
New HopeNew Hope is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 20,873 at the 2000 census.-History:...
OronoOrono is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,538 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.0 square miles , of which, 16.1 square miles of it is land and 8.9 square miles of it ...
OsseoOsseo is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,434 at the 2000 census.U.S. Route 169, County Road 81, and Central Avenue / Old Jefferson Highway are three of the main arterial routes in the community.-Geography:...
PlymouthPlymouth is the seventh largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Located northwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County, the city is the third largest suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, which is the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.2 million...
RichfieldRichfield is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. An inner-ring suburb of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, it is bordered by Minneapolis on the north, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to the east, Bloomington to the south, and Edina to the west. Best Buy, the U.S.'s...
RobbinsdaleRobbinsdale is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,123 at the 2000 census.Fawcett Publications was founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale with the publication of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang...
RockfordRockford is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 3,484 at the 2000 census. While Rockford is mainly in Wright County, a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County...
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RogersRogers is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,588 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Minnesota is located in Rogers ....
ShorewoodShorewood is a city on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,400 at the 2000 census. The city was incorporated in 1956. Its area was originally part of the larger Excelsior Township as were the nearby cities of Excelsior, Tonka Bay and Deephaven...
Spring ParkSpring Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,717 at the 2000 census. It is located on Lake Minnetonka and has over of shoreline while being less than 1/2 square mile in area. It was incorporated in 1951 and at that time had a population of a little over...
St. Anthony Village†
St. BonifaciusSt. Bonifacius is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It is centered around Minnesota State Highway 7 and County Road 92, and located about 25 miles West of Minneapolis. It is part of the Waconia School District. The population was 1,873 at the 2000 census, estimated at 2,326 in 2006...
St. Louis ParkSt. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first ring-suburb immediately west of Minneapolis. Other adjacent cities include Edina, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Plymouth, and Hopkins...
Tonka BayTonka Bay is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is located on Lake Minnetonka between what is called the upper and lower lakes. Peter Gideon the famous Horticulturist, claimed in what would become Tonka Bay. Here he propagated the "Wealthy" apple, named for his wife Wealthy...
WayzataWayzata is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a western suburb of Minneapolis and known as one of the top three wealthiest communities within Minnesota and higher ranking areas to live within the Central United States. Wayzata came into existence in the center of Chief...
WoodlandWoodland is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, with lake shore property on Lake Minnetonka. The population was 480 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
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Hassan Township Hassan Township is a 317-acre urban township in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it is the only township in the county...
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Fort SnellingFort Snelling, originally known as Fort St. Anthony, is a former military fortification located at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service...
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† While mostly in Hennepin County, the city extends beyond the county border.
‡ Located in another county, but a part of the city extends into Hennepin County.
Colleges and universities
- Anoka-Hennepin Technical College in Anoka
- Dunwoody College of Technology
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in downtown west, Minneapolis
- Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie, and Plymouth
- Minneapolis Community and Technical College
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in downtown west, Minneapolis
- Normandale Community College in Bloomington
- University of Minnesota
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, Twin Cities Campus in northeast Minneapolis
Smoking ban
In
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, Hennepin County enacted a county-wide indoor
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ban. Bar business depressed over the short run, as smokers went into neighboring counties to light up, but has since returned closer to normal, especially in the
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Minneapolis clubs that are among the most popular
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venues in the state. In
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, to great controversy, county officials responded to lobbying efforts from bar owners and returned smoking to bars located outside of Minneapolis, Bloomington and Golden Valley, which have their own municipal smoking bans.
Twins stadium
In August of 2006, the Board voted 4-3 to levy a 0.15%
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within the county to fund the majority of the cost for a
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stadium for the
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. Legislation passed by the
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in the waning hours of the 2005-2006 session, and signed by Governor
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, authorized the county to levy the tax without a voter referendum. It also created the Minnesota Ballpark Authority which will construct and manage the stadium on behalf of the county. The tax will be in effect for 30 years, with clauses allowing it to be increased by the board of commissioners.
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