Minneapolis, Minnesota

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The city of Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County and is the county seat.

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

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

Both Kansas and North Carolina have communities that are also named Minneapolis.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Minneapolis had a population of 382,618 people^<2> (or 34.21% of the total population of Hennepin County). The population of Minneapolis represented 7.78% of the total of Minnesota, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Minneapolis had a population of 382,605 people.

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 Minneapolis.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomington	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	81,280	4.57% decrease
	Brooklyn Park	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	71,308	5.82% increase
	Burnsville	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	59,139	1.8% decrease
	Coon Rapids	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	61,832	0.37% increase
	Eagan	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	63,985	0.67% increase
	Eden Prairie	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	61,191	11.46% increase

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

Websites for Minneapolis

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The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<4>

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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) Minneapolis. 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.

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