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Minnetonka, Minnesota

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The 2000 Census showed that Minnetonka had a population of 51,301 people<1>. This represents 1.04% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 13th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
200850,081-2.38%+0.64% since 2007
200749,763-3% 
200649,748-3.03%-0.27% since 2005
200549,885-2.76%-0.14% since 2004
200449,955-2.62%-0.91% since 2003
200350,412-1.73%-0.65% since 2002
200250,741-1.09%-0.6% since 2001
200151,046-0.5%-0.5% since 2000
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200051,301The Last Census

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
CommunityDirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change Since 2000
10Burnsville   SE14 mi [22.53 km]59,1391.8% decrease
11Saint Cloud   NW54 mi [86.9 km]66,94813.27% increase
12Eden Prairie   S5 mi [8.05 km]61,19111.46% increase
-13-Minnetonka  50,0812.38% decrease
14Maple Grove   N12 mi [19.31 km]61,54222.19% increase
15Edina   SE5 mi [8.05 km]45,6083.83% decrease
16Woodbury   E26 mi [41.84 km]56,12820.8% increase

Minnetonka had 22,228 Housing Units<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Minnetonka has a total area of 28.22 square miles [73.1 km²]<4>. Of this total, 27.14 square miles [70.3 km²]1.08 square miles [2.8 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Minnetonka had a 2000 population density of 1,890 people per square mile [729 people/km²], making it the state's 83rd most densely populated area.

Hennepin County

The city of Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County.

The county had a population of 1,118,227 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 51,301 people, Minnetonka contained 4.59% of the Hennepin County total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hennepin County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Minnetonka and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Minnetonka. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.<5>

 RadiusNo of
Communities
2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 5 mi [8 km]12238,3031.74% increase
 10 mi [16 km]31998,2322.97% increase
 15 mi [24 km]541,377,8664.34% increase
 20 mi [32 km]872,231,7054.23% increase
 25 mi [40 km]1152,531,9165.87% increase
 30 mi [48 km]1342,726,6797.18% increase

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 Minnetonka. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Minnetonka, it also contains a comparison between Minnetonka and the state of Minnesota.

Click here for the Minnetonka QuickFact (QF-2743252).

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

 CommunityCensus
QuickFact
DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 Saint Louis ParkQF-2757220   E4 mi [6.44 km]45,4653.03% increase
 Eden PrairieQF-2718116   S5 mi [8.05 km]61,19111.46% increase
 EdinaQF-2718188   SE5 mi [8.05 km]45,6083.83% decrease
 PlymouthQF-2751730   N6 mi [9.66 km]71,4868.49% increase
 BloomingtonQF-2706616   SE9 mi [14.48 km]81,2804.57% decrease
 MinneapolisQF-2743000   E9 mi [14.48 km]382,605---
 RichfieldQF-2754214   SE9 mi [14.48 km]32,7284.97% decrease
 Brooklyn CenterQF-2707948   NE11 mi [17.7 km]27,4026.07% decrease

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

A Census Quickfact is available for Hennepin County (QF-27053).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Hennepin County.

  CountyCensus
QuickFact
Direction2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 AnokaQF-27003   N327,0909.13% increase
 CarverQF-27019   SW90,04327.07% increase
 DakotaQF-27037   SE392,7559.75% increase
 RamseyQF-27123   E501,4281.99% decrease
 ScottQF-27139   S128,93741.57% increase
 SherburneQF-27141   NW87,66034.29% increase
 WrightQF-27171   NW119,70131.9% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Minnetonka:

 State Code:27 (Minnesota)
County Code:053 (Hennepin County)
Place Code:43252 (Minnetonka)
  
State & County Code:27053 (Minnesota/Hennepin County)
  
State & Place Code:2743252 (Minnesota/Minnetonka)

Minnetonka 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 Minnetonka.




Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Minnetonka. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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).



Other Roadside Stops

About Minnesota
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Off-the-Road Links

U.S. Census Bureau

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Minnetonka:

Flickr.com
Panoramio.com

Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Minnetonka? Please visit the Map Page for Minnetonka.


Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Minnetonka and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).

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<4>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Minnetonka. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people.

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<5>The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count.

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<6>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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