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Dakota County, Minnesota

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

The community of Hastings is the seat for Dakota County.

Dakota County was founded in 1849.

Using the Census estimates for 2008<1>, Dakota had a population of 392,755 people. This is an increase of 9.75% since the 2000 Census, which gave a population of 357,850 people.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Dakota represented 7.25% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 3rd most populous county (out of 87 counties).

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 Dakota County Census page.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
2008392,755+9.75%+0.86% since 2007
2007389,418+8.81%+1.13% since 2006
2006385,076+7.6%+1.06% since 2005
2005381,027+6.47% 
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2000357,873The Last Census

Below are some of the communities located in Dakota County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page):

Community 2008
Population
2000
Population
Change
(2008 vs. 2000)
Eagan   63,98563,5570.67% increase  
Burnsville   59,13960,2201.8% decrease  
Lakeville   54,54243,12826.47% increase  
Apple Valley   50,00445,5279.83% increase  
Inver Grove Heights   33,38329,75112.21% increase  



Search for Local Businesses

We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Dakota County:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Dakota? Please visit the Map Page for Dakota.


Footnotes

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<2>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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