Welcome to Maple Grove ...

The city of Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Maple Grove: Maple Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Maple Grove has a population of 72,627 people<2> (see below for details).

Maple Grove is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Maple Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Maple Grove: (763)

Websites for Maple Grove ...

Official Website: www.ci.maple-grove.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Maple Grove had an population of 72,627 people. This is an increase of 17.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 44.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Maple Grove had a population of 61,567 people (which is 5.34% of the total population of Hennepin County). This makes Maple Grove the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Maple Grove represents 1.16% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 61,567 people, the population of Maple Grove increased 22.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 50,365 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Maple Grove.

Communities Also Named Maple Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 72 communities that are also named Maple Grove - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (6), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (6), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Ontario (7), Oregon, Pennsylvania (8), Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Grove.

Communities near Maple Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maple Grove.

• Minneapolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <4>
• Bloomington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Blaine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Eden Prairie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <4>
• Coon Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <4>
• Minnetonka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <4>
• Edina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Edina is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
• Saint Louis Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Park
  • Saint Louis Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis Park <4>
• Richfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <4>
• Roseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Maple Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maple Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maple Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Maple Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Grove ...

Looking for more information about Maple Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Maple Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Maple Grove.

Adding Maple Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maple Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Maple Grove post office opened in 1866.

We also found Maple Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maple Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Maple Grove: www.ci.maple-grove.mn.us/

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/