Edina, Minnesota

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The 2000 Census showed that Edina had a population of 47,425 people^<1>. This represents 0.96% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 15th 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
12	Eden Prairie	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	61,191	11.46% increase
13	Minnetonka	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
14	Maple Grove	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	61,542	22.19% increase
-15-	Edina			45,608	3.83% decrease
16	Woodbury	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	56,128	20.8% increase
17	Apple Valley	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	50,004	9.83% increase
18	Blaine	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	55,042	22.47% increase

Edina had 21,669 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Edina has an area^<4> of 15.75 square miles [40.79 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Edina had a 2000 population density of 3,011 people per square mile [1,162 people/km²], making it the state's 27th most densely populated area.

Hennepin County

The city of Edina is located in Hennepin County.

The county had a population of 1,118,227 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 47,425 people, Edina contained 4.24% of the Hennepin County total.

In addition, where the community of Edina has a population density of 3,011 people per square mile [1,162 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 Edina and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Edina. 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 Edina. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Edina, it also contains a comparison between Edina and the state of Minnesota.

Click here for the Edina QuickFact (QF-2718188).

The following communities are nearby Edina and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Richfield	QF-2754214	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	32,728	4.97% decrease
	Saint Louis Park	QF-2757220	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	45,465	3.03% increase
	Bloomington	QF-2706616	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	81,280	4.57% decrease
	Eden Prairie	QF-2718116	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	61,191	11.46% increase
	Minnetonka	QF-2743252	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
	Minneapolis	QF-2743000	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	382,605	---
	Burnsville	QF-2708794	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
	Eagan	QF-2717288	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	63,985	0.67% increase

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

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 Edina:

Edina 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 Edina.

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Search for Local Businesses

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) Edina. 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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