Eden Prairie, Minnesota

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The 2000 Census showed that Eden Prairie had a population of 54,901 people^<1>. This represents 1.11% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 12th 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
9	Coon Rapids	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	61,832	0.37% increase
10	Burnsville	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
11	Saint Cloud	NW	58 mi [93.3 km]	66,948	13.27% increase
-12-	Eden Prairie			61,191	11.46% increase
13	Minnetonka	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
14	Maple Grove	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	61,542	22.19% increase
15	Edina	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	45,608	3.83% decrease

Eden Prairie had 21,026 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Eden Prairie has a total area of 35.22 square miles [91.2 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 32.39 square miles [83.9 km²]2.83 square miles [7.34 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Eden Prairie had a 2000 population density of 1,695 people per square mile [654 people/km²], making it the state's 113rd most densely populated area.

Hennepin County

The city of Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County.

The county had a population of 1,118,227 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 54,901 people, Eden Prairie contained 4.91% of the Hennepin County total.

In addition, where the community of Eden Prairie has a population density of 1,695 people per square mile [654 people/km²], Hennepin County averages 2,008 people per square mile [775 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Eden Prairie and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Eden Prairie. 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 Eden Prairie. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Eden Prairie, it also contains a comparison between Eden Prairie and the state of Minnesota.

Click here for the Eden Prairie QuickFact (QF-2718116).

The following communities are nearby Eden Prairie and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Edina	QF-2718188	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	45,608	3.83% decrease
	Minnetonka	QF-2743252	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
	Bloomington	QF-2706616	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	81,280	4.57% decrease
	Richfield	QF-2754214	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,728	4.97% decrease
	Saint Louis Park	QF-2757220	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	45,465	3.03% increase
	Burnsville	QF-2708794	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
	Minneapolis	QF-2743000	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	382,605	---
	Plymouth	QF-2751730	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	71,486	8.49% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Eden Prairie.

A Census Quickfact is available for Hennepin County (QF-27053).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Hennepin County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anoka	QF-27003	N	327,090	9.13% increase
	Carver	QF-27019	SW	90,043	27.07% increase
	Dakota	QF-27037	SE	392,755	9.75% increase
	Ramsey	QF-27123	E	501,428	1.99% decrease
	Scott	QF-27139	S	128,937	41.57% increase
	Sherburne	QF-27141	NW	87,660	34.29% increase
	Wright	QF-27171	NW	119,701	31.9% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

Eden Prairie 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 Eden Prairie.

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Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Eden Prairie. 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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