Maple Grove, Minnesota

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Maple Grove
Nickname : The Grove
Maple Grove Government Center
Maple Grove Government Center
Location of Maple Grove in Hennepin County
Hennepin County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Maple Grove Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1858
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Hennepin County
Coordinates : 45 ° 4 ′  N , 93 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′  N , 93 ° 27 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
61,567 (status: 2010)
3,279,833 (status: 2010)
Population density : 720.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 90.5 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of
which 85.5 km 2  (approx. 33 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 285 m
Postcodes : 55311, 55369
Area code : +1 763
FIPS : 27-40166
GNIS ID : 0647465
Website : maplegrovemn.gov
Mayor : Mark Steffenson

Maple Grove is a city (with the status " City ") in Hennepin County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Maple Grove had 61,567 residents.

geography

Maple Grove is located northwest of Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota . According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of ​​the city is 90.5 square kilometers.

history

The area of ​​today's Maple Grove was settled by the Winnebago Indians until Louis Gervais settled there in 1851 and built a settlement. The settlement grew rapidly so that Maple Grove had a church, town hall and school by the early 1860s. In addition to agriculture , forestry and dairy were also important.

In 1880 the number of inhabitants was 1,155, by 1950 the population had grown to 1,778. Only after the end of the Second World War did the city's growth accelerate. Maple Grove became one of the most popular spots in the Twin Cities region. In 1990 the population was already 38,800, in 2005 it reached 60,000, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the state. Various businesses and businesses have settled in Maple Groove, including The Fountains at Arbor Lakes, Minnesota's second largest shopping mall .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 1197 -
1900 1237 3.3%
1910 1211 -2.1%
1920 1083 -10.6%
1930 1113 2.8%
1940 1251 12.4%
1950 1778 42.1%
1960 2213 24.5%
1970 6275 183.6%
1980 20,525 227.1%
1990 38,736 88.7%
2000 50,365 30%
2010 61,567 22.2%
1890-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Maple Grove had 61,567 people in 22,867 households. The population density was 720.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.69 people each in the 22,867 households.

The racial the population was composed of 86.4 percent white, 4.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 6.2 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 94,199  USD . The per capita income was $ 41,994. 3.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 10, 2013
  2. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved July 10, 2013

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