Hennepin County

Hennepin County, Minnesota

300 S 6th St
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Phone: (612) 348-3000
www.co.hennepin.mn.us

In east-central MN, west of Saint Paul; original county; established Mar 6, 1852 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For Louis Hennepin (1640-1701), Franciscan missionary and explorer (with La Salle) who named the Falls of Saint Anthony in the Mississippi River at present-day Minneapolis

Area (sq mi):: 606.38 (land 556.62; water 49.77) Population per square mile: 2011.00
Population 2005: 1,119,364 State rank: 1 Population change: 2000-20005 0.30%; 1990-2000 8.10% Population 2000: 1,116,200 (White 78.90%; Black or African American 9.00%; Hispanic or Latino 4.10%; Asian 4.80%; Other 5.70%). Foreign born: 9.90%. Median age: 34.90
Income 2000: per capita $28,789; median household $51,711; Population below poverty level: 8.30% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $43,075-$44,924
Unemployment (2004): 4.50% Unemployment change (from 2000): 1.30% Median travel time to work: 22.20 minutes Working outside county of residence: 16.90% Cities with population over 10,000:

Minneapolis County seat

(373,943)

Bloomington (81,875)

Plymouth (69,797)

Brooklyn Park (67,927)

Eden Prairie (60,430)

Maple Grove (58,628)

Minnetonka (50,077)

Edina (46,081)

Saint Louis Park (43,607)

Richfield (33,911)

Brooklyn Center (27,851)

Champlin (23,293)

Crystal (21,883)

Golden Valley (20,200)

New Hope (19,983)

Hopkins (16,957)

Robbinsdale (13,490)

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