Maple Grove, Minnesota facts for kids
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Maple Grove
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Maple Grove Government Center
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| Nickname(s):
The Grove, The Groove, "MG",
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| Motto(s):
Serving Today, Shaping Tomorrow
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Location of Maple Grove
within Hennepin County, Minnesota |
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| County | Hennepin | |
| Founded | 1858 | |
| Incorporated | 1954 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor-council | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 35.05 sq mi (90.78 km2) | |
| • Land | 32.57 sq mi (84.36 km2) | |
| • Water | 2.48 sq mi (6.41 km2) | |
| Elevation | 935 ft (285 m) | |
| Population
(2010)
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| • City | 61,567 | |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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72,622 | |
| • Rank | US: 504th MN: 8th |
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| • Density | 2,229.52/sq mi (860.83/km2) | |
| • Metro | 3,629,190 (US: 16th) | |
| Demonym(s) | Maple Groveler | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 ((CDT)) | |
| ZIP codes |
55311, 55369
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| Area code(s) | 763 | |
| FIPS code | 27-40166 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647465 | |
Maple Grove is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 70,253 at the 2020 census, making Maple Grove Minnesota's ninth-largest city.
An outer suburb of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, Maple Grove serves as the retail, cultural and medical center of the metro's northwest region. Despite its recent growth, Maple Grove is still home to a large gravel mining area. It is also home to a large residential shopping mall, Arbor Lakes, part of which is designed to look like a traditional American Main Street.
History
Winnebago were the only inhabitants in the area of Maple Grove until 1851 when Louis Gervais arrived and settled. Four years later, in 1855, city growth included a church, town hall and many homes. The city was known for its large stands of maple trees and was, therefore, a significant source for maple syrup.
With the completion and major upgrades to Interstates 94 / 694, 494, and U.S. Highway 169, Maple Grove has grown at a rapid pace since the 1970s. Maple Grove has grown into one of the most populous cities in the Twin Cities area, and identified as one of the fastest growing cities in the state. Maple Grove was also named the second best place to live in 2014 by Money magazine.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.03 square miles (90.73 km2), of which 32.64 square miles (84.54 km2) is land and 2.39 square miles (6.19 km2) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,197 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,237 | 3.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,211 | −2.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,083 | −10.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,113 | 2.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,251 | 12.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,778 | 42.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,213 | 24.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,275 | 183.6% | |
| 1980 | 20,525 | 227.1% | |
| 1990 | 38,736 | 88.7% | |
| 2000 | 50,365 | 30.0% | |
| 2010 | 61,567 | 22.2% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 72,622 | 18.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2018 Estimate |
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According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $76,111, and the median income for a family was $89,966. Males had a median income of $52,187 versus $37,021 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,544. About 0.8% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those aged 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 61,567 people, 22,867 households, and 17,222 families living in the city. The population density was 1,886.2 inhabitants per square mile (728.3/km2). There were 23,626 housing units at an average density of 723.8 per square mile (279.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.4% White, 4.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 6.2% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.
There were 22,867 households, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.7% were non-families. Of all households, 19.3% were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the city was 37.6 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.7% were from 45 to 64; 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.
Economy
Maple Grove is home to a regional Boston Scientific research, development, and manufacturing facility, employing over 3,000 people. Other major employers include Independent School District 279, Nortech Systems, and the city of Maple Grove.
The city is home to a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) gravel mining area owned by Tiller Corporation and C.S. McCrossan. Active since the 1920s, the GMA is slowly being developed into a residential and commercial downtown. The first phase included Main Street, a collection of one- and two-story buildings with storefronts in new urbanist (or neotraditional) style. The second phase was generally considered to be the Shoppes of Arbor Lakes and the third phase was the Fountains at Arbor Lakes.
Minnesota's first so-called "lifestyle center", The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, is designed in the spirit of a mid-century American village and includes stores such as Pottery Barn, Brooks Brothers, Williams Sonoma, good things, Hot Mama, Anthropologie, P.F. Chang's, World Market, and other upscale stores. The center was built in 2003 and has been replicated in Woodbury, Minnesota (Woodbury Lakes). Maple Grove's Shoppes at Arbor Lakes is 412,000 square feet (38,300 m2) in size and is home to more than 65 stores and restaurants.
The most recent Arbor Lakes development is a hybrid power center development called The Fountains at Arbor Lakes. At 850,000 square feet (79,000 m2), this retail complex includes stores such as Costco, Caribou Coffee, Subway, DSW, Lowe's, REI and a Holiday Inn & Suites with a water park. The Fountains also includes Minnesota's most energy-efficient building, Great River Energy Headquarters.
Maple Grove's most recent development, The Grove, is at the intersection of Interstate 94 and Maple Grove Parkway. This district is home to the new North Memorial/Fairview hospital complex, SuperTarget, Home Depot, Slumberland and other stores. The project's central portion is designed to be pedestrian-friendly and encourage a small-town atmosphere.
Maple Grove is home to more retail than nearly any other city in the state, second only to Bloomington, home of the Mall of America. Maple Grove likely has nearly 6 million square feet (600,000 m2) of commercial development at build-out, which may soon push the city into the number one spot for retail square footage. One prominent retail complex is the Grove Square shopping mall, which used to have a JCPenney anchor store until it closed in 2020 due to Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Opus Northwest, the developer of the property, selected the location of the initial property development because "it’s the first major city in upstate Minnesota" and serves as "a major hub for that submarket" drawing consumers from the entire upstate region.
Education
Maple Grove's public schools are part of Osseo Area School District 279, which also serves Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Corcoran, Dayton and Rogers. Maple Grove Senior High School is the only public high school in the city. Fernbrook Elementary School opened in the fall of 1988. The superintendent is Cory McIntyre. Part of Maple Grove is also served by Wayzata Public Schools. Other schools in Maple Grove include Heritage Christian Academy, Ave Maria Academy, and Parnassus Preparatory School, the latter two being private schools.
Notable people
- Jimmy Brown, jazz musician
- Dale Clausnitzer, Minnesota politician and businessman
- Warren Limmer, Minnesota politician
- Patrick D. McGowan, Minnesota politician and law enforcement officer
- ODB, American professional wrestler
- Sisqó (Mark Althavean Andrews), singer
- Jesse Ventura, 38th governor of Minnesota
- Kurt Zellers, Former Minnesota Speaker of the House
See also
In Spanish: Maple Grove (Minnesota) para niños
