Maple Grove, Minnesota

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The 2000 Census showed that Maple Grove had a population of 50,365 people^<1>. This represents 1.02% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 14th 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
11	Saint Cloud	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	66,948	13.27% increase
12	Eden Prairie	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	61,191	11.46% increase
13	Minnetonka	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
-14-	Maple Grove			61,542	22.19% increase
15	Edina	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	45,608	3.83% decrease
16	Woodbury	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	56,128	20.8% increase
17	Apple Valley	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	50,004	9.83% increase

Maple Grove had 17,745 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Maple Grove has a total area of 34.95 square miles [90.5 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 32.87 square miles [85.1 km²]2.08 square miles [5.38 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Maple Grove had a 2000 population density of 1,532 people per square mile [591 people/km²], making it the state's 137th most densely populated area.

Hennepin County

The city of Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County.

The county had a population of 1,118,227 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 50,365 people, Maple Grove contained 4.5% of the Hennepin County total.

In addition, where the community of Maple Grove has a population density of 1,532 people per square mile [591 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 Maple Grove and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Maple Grove. 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 Maple Grove. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Maple Grove, it also contains a comparison between Maple Grove and the state of Minnesota.

Click here for the Maple Grove QuickFact (QF-2740166).

The following communities are nearby Maple Grove and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brooklyn Park	QF-2707966	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	71,308	5.82% increase
	Plymouth	QF-2751730	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	71,486	8.49% increase
	Brooklyn Center	QF-2707948	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	27,402	6.07% decrease
	Coon Rapids	QF-2713114	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	61,832	0.37% increase
	Minnetonka	QF-2743252	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	50,081	2.38% decrease
	Saint Louis Park	QF-2757220	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	45,465	3.03% increase
	Blaine	QF-2706382	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	55,042	22.47% increase
	Minneapolis	QF-2743000	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	382,605	---

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

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 Maple Grove:

Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding 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) Maple Grove. 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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