Coon Rapids, Minnesota

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The 2000 Census showed that Coon Rapids had a population of 61,607 people^<1>. This represents 1.25% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
6	Brooklyn Park	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	71,308	5.82% increase
7	Plymouth	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	71,486	8.49% increase
8	Eagan	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	63,985	0.67% increase
-9-	Coon Rapids			61,832	0.37% increase
10	Burnsville	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
11	Saint Cloud	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	66,948	13.27% increase
12	Eden Prairie	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	61,191	11.46% increase

Coon Rapids had 22,828 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Coon Rapids has an area^<4> of 22.67 square miles [58.7 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Coon Rapids had a 2000 population density of 2,718 people per square mile [1,049 people/km²], making it the state's 30th most densely populated area.

Anoka County

The city of Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County.

The county had a population of 299,735 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 61,607 people, Coon Rapids contained 20.55% of the Anoka County total.

In addition, where the community of Coon Rapids has a population density of 2,718 people per square mile [1,049 people/km²], Anoka County averages 707 people per square mile [273.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Anoka County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Coon Rapids and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Coon Rapids. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Coon Rapids. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Coon Rapids, it also contains a comparison between Coon Rapids and the state of Minnesota.

Click here for the Coon Rapids QuickFact (QF-2713114).

The following communities are nearby Coon Rapids and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Blaine	QF-2706382	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	55,042	22.47% increase
	Brooklyn Park	QF-2707966	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	71,308	5.82% increase
	Brooklyn Center	QF-2707948	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	27,402	6.07% decrease
	Maple Grove	QF-2740166	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	61,542	22.19% increase
	Plymouth	QF-2751730	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	71,486	8.49% increase
	Roseville	QF-2755852	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	32,815	2.6% decrease
	Minneapolis	QF-2743000	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	382,605	---
	Saint Louis Park	QF-2757220	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	45,465	3.03% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Coon Rapids.

A Census Quickfact is available for Anoka County (QF-27003).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Anoka County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Chisago	QF-27025	NE	50,257	20.99% increase
	Hennepin	QF-27053	S	1,140,988	2.04% increase
	Isanti	QF-27059	N	39,105	24.09% increase
	Ramsey	QF-27123	SE	501,428	1.99% decrease
	Sherburne	QF-27141	NW	87,660	34.29% increase
	Washington	QF-27163	SE	229,173	13.16% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Coon Rapids:

Coon Rapids is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Coon Rapids.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) Coon Rapids. 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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