Golden Valley, Minnesota

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Golden Valley
Hennepin County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Golden Valley Highlighted.svg
Location in Minnesota
Basic data
Foundation : 1886
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Hennepin County
Coordinates : 45 ° 0 ′  N , 93 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 0 ′  N , 93 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 20,281 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 765.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 27.2 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of
which 26.5 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) land
Height : 261 m
Postcodes : 55426, 55427
Area code : +1 763
FIPS : 27-24308
GNIS ID : 0644201
Website : www.ci.golden-valley.mn.us
Mayor : Linda Loomis

Golden Valley is a city in Hennepin County in the US state of Minnesota . It is located west of Minneapolis in the metropolitan area of ​​the Twin Cities and has around 20,000 inhabitants.

geography

Golden Valley is about five miles west of downtown Minneapolis. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of ​​the city is 27.2 square kilometers, of which 0.7 square kilometers is water.

history

Golden Valley received village status on December 16, 1886 . In the first few years village life was dominated by agriculture. Golden Valley then had a few hundred inhabitants. It was only with the construction of the Electric Luce Line Railroad through the village in 1912 that the population began to grow. Between 1910 and 1940 the population increased from 692 to 2040 inhabitants. After the Second World War , industrial companies increasingly settled in and allowed Golden Valley to grow continuously. General Mills, the world's sixth largest food manufacturer, has had its headquarters there since 1958 . The Betty Crocker kitchens are also located there , the company's test kitchens in the u. a. Betty Crocker brand products are developed. In 1972 the place received city rights. Today Golden Valley has around 20,000 inhabitants and is considered a popular suburb just outside Minneapolis.

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, the Golden Valley has 20,281 people in 8,449 households and 5,508 families. The population density is 765.4 inhabitants per km². The racial the population is composed of 91 percent white population, four percent African American, three percent Asian American and smaller minorities.

Children under the age of 18 live in 26.5% of the 8,449 households, married couples in 55.5%, female singles in 7.5% and 34.8% are not family households. 27.6% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 12.1% have single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 2.31 people, that of families 2.84.

In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 20.6% residents under 18 years of age, 5.0% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.2% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.5% between 45 and 64 years of age 19.6% over 65 years. The median is 43 years. About 52.7% of the population is female.

The median income of a household is USD 62,063 and that of a family is USD 75,899. The per capita income is $ 34,094. About 3.0% of the population and 0.8% of families live below the poverty line.

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