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Welcome to Cottage Grove ...

The city of Cottage Grove is located in Washington County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottage Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Cottage Grove: Cottage Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cottage Grove has a population of 37,617 people<2> (see below for details).

Cottage Grove is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cottage Grove lies within the (651) area code.

The ZIP code for Cottage Grove: 55016<4>

Websites for Cottage Grove ...

Official Website: www.cottage-grove.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cottage Grove had an population of 37,617 people. This is an increase of 8.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cottage Grove had a population of 34,589 people (or 14.52% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Cottage Grove the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cottage Grove represents 0.65% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 34,589 people, the population of Cottage Grove increased 13.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 30,582 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cottage Grove.

Communities Also Named Cottage Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cottage Grove - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottage Grove.

Communities near Cottage Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottage Grove.

  • Minneapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <5>
  • Burnsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
  • Apple Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
  • Maplewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Richfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Roseville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cottage Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottage Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottage Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottage Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottage Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Cottage Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottage Grove ...

Looking for more information about Cottage Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cottage Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cottage Grove.

Adding Cottage Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cottage Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cottage Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cottage Grove post office opened in 1849.

We also found Cottage Grove in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottage Grove.

The official website for Cottage Grove: www.cottage-grove.org/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cottage Grove.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottage Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Cottage Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cottage Grove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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