Mound, Minnesota
Mound 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 television show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²). 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (40.04%) is water. Lakes in Mound include: Black Lake, Dutch Lake, Lake Langdon, Saunders Lake, Seton Lake, and the phrase Lake Minnetonka encompasses these and many others in the area.
Lake Langdon lies immediately west of Mound. It lies between an old Great Northern rail road 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 40's and 50's 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, cared for for many years by Ulrich Eugster an immigrant to the United States from Reute, Switzerland.
"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... " - Melvin Gimmestad, from the book, Historical Backgrounds of Mound, Minnesota. The origin of its name is also confirmed by author Warren Upham.[1] Mound is a city with perhaps over 1,000 docks, and even more boats. Mound’s early history revolved around the Lake. Its early days were perhaps like being or living at a cabin or resort up North. The Lakes geographically define the towns areas such as Three Points, The Island, The Highlands, Grandview Boulevard and Shirley Hills. Because the Westonka School District encompasses Mound, the city is also very connected to Spring Park, Orono, St. Bonifacious, and Minnetrista.
Mound schools include: Grandview Middle School, Hilltop Elementary, Shirley Hills Elementary, Mound-Westonka High School, all five-star schools. The school mascot is the Whitehawk, which was changed in 1997 from the former Mohawk. Local sites also include: Swenson Park, Al and Alma’s Supper Club, "Killer Hill", the Navarre Drive In, and Jubilee, Mound Bay Park (Surfside), and the Depot.
The Mound downtown area includes John’s Variety and Pets, the House of Moy, the Legion, the VFW, the Pond arena, the True Value Hardware Store, Westonka Sports, a Barber Shop, Wolner field, the Netka Building, the Crow River State Bank, Super America, and "Zero Gravity" skatepark.
Its downtown also features the new Andrews Sisters' Trail. They grew up in Mound from 1918 through 1931 and returned at least one week each year.
The Mound City Council for a number of years has been working on a project called "Mound Visions". One of the projects goals is an attempt to improve business traffic in the city, which most agree had declined. Some of the recent accomplishments are: the Mound Marketplace, the realignment of County Road 15, the Lost Lake Greenway, the Villas on Lost Lake townhouses, and a new parking ramp.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 9,435 people, 3,982 households, and 2,560 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,239.1/km² (3,203.8/mi²). There were 4,118 housing units at an average density of 540.8/km² (1,398.3/mi²). The 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.
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.
Fictional natives
Mound is the birthplace of fictional characters S. "Jonesy" Jones from Reno 911! (Actor Cedric Yarbrough is actually from Burnsville, Minnesota) and Larry Sanders, main character of The Larry Sanders Show. Also Actor Kevin Sorbo (Hercules) Grew up in Mound.
City of Mound 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 Hockey Program Coverage
- Mound Westonka Public Library
- Westonka Historical Society
References
- ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names. Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. p. 231. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
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