Edina (Minnesota)
| Edina | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Location of Edina in Hennepin County and Minnesota | |
 |
|
| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1860 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Hennepin County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 54 ′ N , 93 ° 21 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
|
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
47,425 (as of 2000) 2,968,805 |
| Population density : | 1,162.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 41.5 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 40.8 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 281 m |
| Area code : | +1 952 |
| FIPS : | 27-18188 |
| GNIS ID : | 0643177 |
| Website : | www.cityofedina.com |
| Mayor : | James Hovland |
Edina is a city in Hennepin County , Minnesota . It is located immediately southwest of Minneapolis in the metropolitan area of the Twin Cities and has around 47,000 inhabitants.
geography
Edina is located in the US state of Minnesota in the American Midwest . According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of the city is 40.8 square kilometers, of which 0.7 square kilometers is water.
history
Originally Edina was part of what is now Richfield . Settlers of European descent had settled in the Minnehaha Creek area in the 1850s and 1860s . In 1888 a meeting was held at which it was decided to split off the southwestern part of Richfield and set up a separate town. Different names like Hennepin Park , Westfield and Edina were available. Edina was able to prevail with 49 to 42 votes .
Population development
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44,046 | 46,073 | 46,070 | 47,425 |
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Edina has 47,425 people in 20,996 households and 12,870 families. The racial the population consists of 94.3 percent white population, 3.0 percent Asian-American, 1.2 percent African American and smaller minorities.
Children under the age of 18 live in 26.5% of the 20,996 households, married couples in 53.8%, female singles in 5.8% and 38.7% are not family households. 34.0% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 18.5% are single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 2.24 people, that of families 2.91.
In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 22.9% residents under 18 years of age, 4.4% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.6% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.5% between 45 and 64 years of age 22.7% over 65 years. The median is 44 years. About 54.2% of the population is female.
The median income of a household is USD 66,019 and that of a family is USD 93,496. The per capita income is $ 44,195. About 3.3% of the population and 2.0% of families live below the poverty line.
economy
Edina is the headquarters of various national and international companies such as the fast food chain Dairy Queen or the Alliant Techsystems group. The largest employers continue to include Jerry's Enterprises, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Macy’s , Edina Public Schools and Nash Finch.
sons and daughters of the town
- Terri Bonoff (* 1957), politician
- Peter Hankinson (* 1967), ice hockey player
- Trevor Kronemann (* 1968), tennis player
- Ben Hankinson (born 1969), ice hockey player
- Mike Muller (* 1971), ice hockey player
- Casey Hankinson (born 1976), ice hockey player
- Dan Carlson (born 1979), ice hockey player
- Jenny Schmidgall-Potter (* 1979), ice hockey player
- Mardy Fish (born 1981), tennis player
- Lynsey Bartilson (born 1983), actress
- Lyle Sendlein (* 1984), football player
- JT Wyman (* 1986), ice hockey player
- Will Acton (born 1987), ice hockey player
- Ryan Thang (born 1987), ice hockey player
- Jamie McBain (born 1988), ice hockey player
- Jake Brown (* 1992), biathlete
- Sidney Morin (* 1995), ice hockey player
- Casey Mittelstadt (* 1998), ice hockey player
