Chanhassen, Minnesota

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The city of Chanhassen is primarily located in Carver County. A portion of Chanhassen extends into Hennepin County.

Chanhassen is 280 feet [85.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Chanhassen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Chanhassen, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Chanhassen had a population of 20,321 people^<2> (or 28.68% of the total population of Carver County). The population of Chanhassen represented 0.41% of the total of Minnesota, making it the state's 44th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Chanhassen had a population of 23,480 people. This is an increase of 15.55% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Chanhassen.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apple Valley	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	50,004	9.83% increase
	Bloomington	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	81,280	4.57% decrease
	Burnsville	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
	Eagan	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	63,985	0.67% increase
	Edina	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	45,608	3.83% decrease
	Maple Grove	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	61,542	22.19% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Chanhassen.

Websites for Chanhassen

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The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Chanhassen. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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