Eden Prairie, Minnesota

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The city of Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County.

Typical abbreviation for Eden Prairie: Eden Pr.

Eden Prairie is 260 feet [79.25 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Eden Prairie, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Eden Prairie had a population of 54,901 people^<2> (or 4.91% of the total population of Hennepin County). The population of Eden Prairie represented 1.12% of the total of Minnesota, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Eden Prairie had a population of 61,191 people. This is an increase of 11.46% since the 2000 Census.

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 Census Page for Eden Prairie.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Apple Valley	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	50,004	9.83% increase
	Bloomington	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	81,280	4.57% decrease
	Brooklyn Park	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	71,308	5.82% increase
	Burnsville	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
	Eagan	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	63,985	0.67% increase
	Maple Grove	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	61,542	22.19% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Eden Prairie.

Websites for Eden Prairie

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The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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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