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Eagan, Minnesota

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Minneapolis. It is located about 11 miles [17 km] to the northwest of Eagan and has a population of 382,618 people.<1>

The next largest community is Saint Paul. It lies just north of Eagan and has a population of 287,151 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Apple Valley   S5 mi [8.05 km]50,0049.83% increase
 Blaine   N24 mi [38.62 km]55,04222.47% increase
 Bloomington   W7 mi [11.27 km]81,2804.57% decrease
 Brooklyn Park   NW22 mi [35.41 km]71,3085.82% increase
 Burnsville   SW6 mi [9.66 km]59,1391.8% decrease
 Coon Rapids   N25 mi [40.23 km]61,8320.37% increase
 Eden Prairie   W14 mi [22.53 km]61,19111.46% increase
 Edina   NW10 mi [16.09 km]45,6083.83% decrease
 Lakeville   SW10 mi [16.09 km]54,54226.47% increase
 Maple Grove   NW24 mi [38.62 km]61,54222.19% increase
 Maplewood   NE15 mi [24.14 km]36,0873.26% increase
 Minnetonka   NW16 mi [25.75 km]50,0812.38% decrease
 Plymouth   NW20 mi [32.19 km]71,4868.49% increase
 Saint Louis Park   NW13 mi [20.92 km]45,4653.03% increase
 Woodbury   NE13 mi [20.92 km]56,12820.8% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Coates   SE9 mi [14.48 km]1611.23% decrease
 Cottage Grove   E11 mi [17.7 km]33,6239.94% increase
 Fort Snelling   NW5 mi [8.05 km]442---
 Inver Grove Heights   E5 mi [8.05 km]33,38312.21% increase
 Lilydale   N6 mi [9.66 km]61511.41% increase
 Mendota Heights   N4 mi [6.44 km]11,5941.4% increase
 Mendota   N4 mi [6.44 km]2022.54% increase
 Newport   NE9 mi [14.48 km]3,4846.22% decrease
 Richfield   NW7 mi [11.27 km]32,7284.97% decrease
 Rosemount   SE6 mi [9.66 km]21,19745% increase
 Saint Paul Park   E8 mi [12.87 km]5,2393.33% increase
 Savage   SW10 mi [16.09 km]27,69231.15% increase
 South Saint Paul   NE7 mi [11.27 km]19,5523.05% decrease
 Sunfish Lake   NE5 mi [8.05 km]5233.77% increase
 West Saint Paul   NE7 mi [11.27 km]18,9352.42% decrease

Dakota County

Eagan is located in Dakota County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dakota: Ramsey, Washington, Pierce (WI), Goodhue, Rice, Scott and Hennepin.

While not sharing a border with Dakota, the following counties are close to Eagan: Anoka, Carver and Saint Croix (WI).

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Eagan
 Anoka County   NColumbia Heights16 miles [25 km]
 Carver County   WCarver Beach18 miles [28 km]
 Chisago County   NWyoming37 miles [59 km]
 Goodhue County   SECannon Falls24 miles [38 km]
 Hennepin County   NWFort Snelling5 miles [8 km]
 Le Sueur County   SWHeidelberg31 miles [49 km]
 Ramsey County   NEHighwood9 miles [14 km]
 Rice County   SHazelwood21 miles [33 km]
 Scott County   SWSavage10 miles [16 km]
 Washington County   ESaint Paul Park8 miles [12 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Eagan. 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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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Eagan.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Eagan and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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