Mound, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Mound is a settlement in Hennepin County
, Minnesota
, United States
. ZIP code
: 55364. The population was 9,052 at the 2010 census. Mound is the birthplace of the Tonka
truck, named after Lake Minnetonka. Mound is also the birthplace of actor Kevin Sorbo
, who portrayed Hercules on the television show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
. Author Lisa Wysocky
is also from Mound.
The Tonka Toys headquarters was originally in Mound, but moved when business picked up and they needed a better place for supplies to be delivered to. Mound is half water and very hard to navigate.
, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²) of it (40.04%) is water. County roads 15 and 110 are two of the main arterial routes.
Lakes in Mound include Black Lake, Dutch Lake
, Lake Langdon
, Saunders Lake
, Seton Lake; Lake Minnetonka
encompasses these and many others in the area.
Lake Langdon
lies immediately west of Mound, between an old Great Northern railroad line and Lake Minnetonka. One of its most notable places is an old ice house and grocery store at the east side of the lake. The store for many years in the 1940s and '50s was owned and operated by Ed and Pete Sollie, uncles of the Andrews Sisters. Other historic places on the east shore of Lake Langdon are Our Lady of the Lake parochial school and the Mound Baptist Church, long cared for by Ulrich Eugster, an immigrant to the United States from Reute, Switzerland.
According to Melvin Gimmestad's Historical Backgrounds of Mound, Minnesota, "Mound derived its name from the Indian mounds once found within the present-day limits. They were not built by the Dakota Indians but were made by prehistoric Indians". This origin of the name is also confirmed by author Warren Upham.
Mound has about 1,000 docks, and even more boats. Mound’s early history revolved around the lake. Lakes geographically define the town's areas, such as Three Points, The Island, The Highlands, Grandview Boulevard and Shirley Hills.
The Mound City Council has been working for a number of years on a project called "Mound Visions". One of the project's goals is to improve business traffic in the city. Some of its recent accomplishments are the Mound Marketplace, the realignment of County Road 15, the Lost Lake Greenway, and the Villas on Lost Lake townhouses.
of 2000, there were 9,435 people, 3,982 households, and 2,560 families residing in the city. The population density
was 3,203.8 people per square mile (1,239.1/km²). There were 4,118 housing units at an average density of 1,398.3 per square mile (540.8/km²). The diverse racial makeup of the city was 96.24% White, 0.64% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races
, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population. 32.4% were of German
, 14.1% Norwegian
, 11.8% Irish
, 7.7% Swedish and 6.1% English
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 3,982 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples
living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,671, and the median income for a family was $68,396. Males had a median income of $44,437 versus $34,125 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $30,309. About 0.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
(Actor Cedric Yarbrough
is actually from Burnsville, Minnesota
).
Also it is the fictive hometown of Larry Sanders, main character of The Larry Sanders Show
.
Mound was also featured in MTV's Scarred with a skateboarder breaking his leg.
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
: 55364. The population was 9,052 at the 2010 census. Mound is the birthplace of the Tonka
Tonka
Tonka is an American toy company most known for its signature toy trucks and construction equipment.-History:On September 18, 1946 Mound Metalcraft was created in Mound, Minnesota with three men as partners, Lynn Everett Baker , Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Tesch. The first products produced by...
truck, named after Lake Minnetonka. Mound is also the birthplace of actor Kevin Sorbo
Kevin Sorbo
Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:...
, who portrayed Hercules on the television show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
. Author Lisa Wysocky
Lisa Wysocky
Lisa Wysocky is an author, motivational speaker and equine clinician who was born in Mound, Minnesota. She spent her early years showing horses on the WSCA horse show circuit and later received a degree in Light Horse Management from the University of Minnesota...
is also from Mound.
The Tonka Toys headquarters was originally in Mound, but moved when business picked up and they needed a better place for supplies to be delivered to. Mound is half water and very hard to navigate.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited 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 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²) of it (40.04%) is water. County roads 15 and 110 are two of the main arterial routes.
Lakes in Mound include Black Lake, Dutch Lake
Dutch Lake
Dutch Lake is a lake located in the state of Minnesota. It was named for its early German population. It is a acre lake that is west-southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul in the Minneapolis suburb of Mound and Minnetrista. It has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . Slow Creek, its...
, Lake Langdon
Lake Langdon
Lake Langdon in Mound, Minnesota, has an area of . Minnehaha Creek Watershed District charts show its maximum depth of , though it would be classified as a shallow lake with a mean depth of . It is named for R. V. Langdon, the first township clerk. It is located west of Commerce Boulevard and...
, Saunders Lake
Saunders Lake
Saunders Lake is located in the United States state of Minnesota. It is a lake that is west-southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetrista....
, Seton Lake; Lake Minnetonka
Lake Minnetonka
Lake Minnetonka is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Throughout its recorded history, the lake has been a resort destination. It is located west-southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The lake is an irregular shape with numerous bays and islands which make up about of shoreline...
encompasses these and many others in the area.
Lake Langdon
Lake Langdon
Lake Langdon in Mound, Minnesota, has an area of . Minnehaha Creek Watershed District charts show its maximum depth of , though it would be classified as a shallow lake with a mean depth of . It is named for R. V. Langdon, the first township clerk. It is located west of Commerce Boulevard and...
lies immediately west of Mound, between an old Great Northern railroad line and Lake Minnetonka. One of its most notable places is an old ice house and grocery store at the east side of the lake. The store for many years in the 1940s and '50s was owned and operated by Ed and Pete Sollie, uncles of the Andrews Sisters. Other historic places on the east shore of Lake Langdon are Our Lady of the Lake parochial school and the Mound Baptist Church, long cared for by Ulrich Eugster, an immigrant to the United States from Reute, Switzerland.
According to Melvin Gimmestad's Historical Backgrounds of Mound, Minnesota, "Mound derived its name from the Indian mounds once found within the present-day limits. They were not built by the Dakota Indians but were made by prehistoric Indians". This origin of the name is also confirmed by author Warren Upham.
Mound has about 1,000 docks, and even more boats. Mound’s early history revolved around the lake. Lakes geographically define the town's areas, such as Three Points, The Island, The Highlands, Grandview Boulevard and Shirley Hills.
Education
Because the Westonka School District encompasses Mound, the city is also connected to Spring Park, Orono, St. Bonifacious, and Minnetrista. Mound schools include Grandview Middle School, Hilltop Primary School, Mound-Westonka High School, and Shirley Hills Elementary. The school mascot is the Whitehawk, which was changed from the Mohawk in 1997. Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute.Local sites
Local sites of interest also include Swenson Park, Al and Alma’s Supper Club, Killer Hill, the Minnetonka Drive-In, Jubilee, Mound Bay Park (also known locally as "Surfside"), the Depot, the Howard J. Pond center, and a four-story parking ramp. Downtown Mound includes John’s Variety and Pets, Scotty B's Restaurant, Subway, the American Legion, the Pond arena, True Value Hardware Store, Cal's Barber Shop, Great Clips, Super America, Zero Gravity skate park, Carbone's Pizza, and Dailey's Pub. The downtown also features the new Andrews Sisters Trail. The Andrews Sisters grew up in Mound from 1918 through 1931 and returned for at least a week each year thereafter. Mound is 25 Minutes west of downtown Minneapolis, MN.The Mound City Council has been working for a number of years on a project called "Mound Visions". One of the project's goals is to improve business traffic in the city. Some of its recent accomplishments are the Mound Marketplace, the realignment of County Road 15, the Lost Lake Greenway, and the Villas on Lost Lake townhouses.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 9,435 people, 3,982 households, and 2,560 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 3,203.8 people per square mile (1,239.1/km²). There were 4,118 housing units at an average density of 1,398.3 per square mile (540.8/km²). The diverse racial makeup of the city was 96.24% White, 0.64% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, 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 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population. 32.4% were of German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, 14.1% Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
, 11.8% Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, 7.7% Swedish and 6.1% English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 3,982 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,671, and the median income for a family was $68,396. Males had a median income of $44,437 versus $34,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $30,309. About 0.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Fictional natives
Mound is the birthplace and childhood home of the fictional character S. "Jonesy" Jones from Reno 911!Reno 911!
Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and...
(Actor Cedric Yarbrough
Cedric Yarbrough
Cedric Yarbrough is an American comedian and actor.Yarbrough was born in Burnsville, Minnesota. Yarbrough attended Burnsville Senior High School and later Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is also an alumnus of Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.Yarbrough starred on the Comedy...
is actually from Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
).
Also it is the fictive hometown of Larry Sanders, main character of The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the...
.
Mound was also featured in MTV's Scarred with a skateboarder breaking his leg.
Famous residents
- Sheldon BeiseSheldon Beise-Biography:Beise was a native of Mound, Minnesota, where he was an all-around athlete, winning varsity letters in basketball, track, baseball and football at Mound High School. Beise began his collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin during the 1931-1932 academic year. After one year, he...
- All-American fullback on Bernie BiermanBernie BiermanBernard W. "Bernie" Bierman was an American football player and coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except for a span during World War II when he served in the U.S. armed forces...
's undefeated national championship football teams at the University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, 1934–1935 - The Andrews SistersThe Andrews SistersThe Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews , soprano Maxene Angelyn Andrews , and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews...
, Patty, Maxene and LaVerne grew up in Mound as kids from 1918 through 1931 and always came back to visit at least one week each July even at the height of their very busy and very successful career. They would visit their uncles Pete and Ed Sollie at their small grocery store, enjoy themselves at the Mound Casino and relax at the Mound swimming beach, reminiscing about their childhood. - Actor Kevin SorboKevin SorboKevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:...
was also born and raised in Mound, MN. - Kris HumphriesKris HumphriesKris Nathan Humphries is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's New Jersey Nets. He became an unrestricted free agent in 2011.-Early life:...
- Professional basketball player and ex-husband of Kim KardashianKim KardashianKimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian is an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for the E! reality series that she shares with her family—Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York...
has a home in Mound, MN on the shores of Lake MinnetonkaLake MinnetonkaLake Minnetonka is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Throughout its recorded history, the lake has been a resort destination. It is located west-southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The lake is an irregular shape with numerous bays and islands which make up about of shoreline...
which was featured on the wedding special of Keeping up with the KardashiansKeeping Up with the KardashiansKeeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,...
.
Neighboring Communities
Mound directly borders Spring Park, MN to the east. Its closest northern neighbor is Maple Plain, MN. The closest community to the west is Minnetrista, MN. It's closest southern neighbor is Victoria, MN. Other nearby communities include Navarre, MN, St. Bonifacious, MN, Minnetonka Beach, MN, and Excelsior, MN.External links
- Official City of Mound Homepage
- Mound Dock Program Administration
- Mound Police Department
- Mound Fire Department
- Mound Westonka Public Schools
- Mound Westonka Regional Site
- Mound/Westonka Hockey Association
- Mound Hockey Program Coverage
- Mound Westonka Public Library
- Westonka Historical Society