Coon Rapids, Minnesota

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Minneapolis. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the south of Coon Rapids and has a population of 382,618 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Saint Paul. It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the southeast of Coon Rapids and has a population of 287,151 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apple Valley	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	50,004	9.83% increase
	Blaine	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	55,042	22.47% increase
	Bloomington	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	81,280	4.57% decrease
	Brooklyn Park	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	71,308	5.82% increase
	Burnsville	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
	Eagan	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	63,985	0.67% increase
	Eden Prairie	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	61,191	11.46% increase
	Edina	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	45,608	3.83% decrease
	Lakeville	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	54,542	26.47% increase
	Maple Grove	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	61,542	22.19% increase
	Minnetonka	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
	Plymouth	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	71,486	8.49% increase
	Saint Cloud	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	66,948	13.27% increase
	Saint Louis Park	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	45,465	3.03% increase
	Woodbury	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	56,128	20.8% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Andover	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	30,442	14.5% increase
	Anoka	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	17,289	4.35% decrease
	Arden Hills	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	9,608	0.46% decrease
	Brooklyn Center	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	27,402	6.07% decrease
	Champlin	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	23,503	5.9% increase
	Circle Pines	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,395	15.7% increase
	Columbia Heights	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	18,210	1.67% decrease
	Dayton	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	4,643	1.19% decrease
	Fridley	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	25,868	5.76% decrease
	Ham Lake	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	15,020	18.17% increase
	Hilltop	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	683	10.84% decrease
	Lexington	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,997	9.8% decrease
	Mounds View	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,005	5.75% decrease
	Osseo	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,551	4.81% increase
	Spring Lake Park	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	6,458	4.64% decrease

Anoka County

Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anoka: Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne and Washington.

While not sharing a border with Anoka, the following counties are close to Coon Rapids: Wright, Dakota and Carver.

Below are counties that are near Coon Rapids (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Coon Rapids:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Coon Rapids
	Benton County	NW	Glendorado	35 miles [56 km]
	Carver County	SW	Carver Beach	23 miles [37 km]
	Chisago County	NE	Wyoming	19 miles [30 km]
	Dakota County	SE	Lilydale	20 miles [32 km]
	Hennepin County	SW	West Coon Rapids	2 miles [3 km]
	Isanti County	N	Crown	19 miles [30 km]
	Kanabec County	N	Coin	38 miles [61 km]
	McLeod County	W	Country Acres	38 miles [61 km]
	Mille Lacs County	NW	Princeton	30 miles [48 km]
	Ramsey County	SE	Spring Lake Park	5 miles [8 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<3>

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