Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie City Center
Eden Prairie City Center
Nickname: 
Motto(s): 
Live, Work, Dream[3]
Location of Eden Prairie within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location of Eden Prairie
within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Eden Prairie is located in Minnesota
Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie
Location in Minnesota
Eden Prairie is located in the United States
Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°51′17″N 93°28′15″W / 44.85472°N 93.47083°W / 44.85472; -93.47083
Country United States
State Minnesota
CountyHennepin
Founded1858
IncorporatedOctober 22, 1962[4]
Founded byRobert Anderson
Government
 • MayorRon Case (DFL)
Area
 • City35.22 sq mi (91.22 km2)
 • Land32.50 sq mi (84.17 km2)
 • Water2.72 sq mi (7.05 km2)
Elevation
886 ft (270 m)
Population
 • City64,198
 • Estimate 
(2022)[7]
62,476
 • RankUS: 620th
MN: 16th
 • Density1,975.57/sq mi (762.76/km2)
 • Urban
2,650,890 (US: 16th)
 • Metro
3,693,729 (US: 16th)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55344, 55346, 55347
Area code952|612
FIPS code27-18116
GNIS feature ID643164[8]
AirportFlying Cloud Airport (Public/Reliever)
Interstates
U.S. Routes
State Routes
County roads
Public transportationSouthWest Transit
Light rail Southwest LRT (Opening 2027)
Websiteedenprairie.org

Eden Prairie is a city 12 miles (19 km) southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County and the 16th-largest city in the State of Minnesota, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 64,198.[6] The city is adjacent to the north bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River.

Set in the Twin Cities' outer suburbs, Eden Prairie is part of the southwest portion of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with approximately 3.7 million residents. The community was designed as a mixed-income city model, and is home to 7,213 commercial firms,[9] including the headquarters of SuperValu, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Winnebago Industries, Starkey Hearing Technologies, Lifetouch Inc., SABIS, and MTS Systems Corporation. It contains the Eden Prairie Center mall and is the hub of SouthWest Transit, providing public transportation to three adjacent suburbs. The television stations KMSP and WFTC are based in Eden Prairie. The nonprofit news organization Eden Prairie Local News (EPLN) also serves the community.

The area features numerous municipal and regional parks, conservation areas, multi-purpose trails, and recreational facilities.[10] There are more than 170 miles (270 km) of multi-use trails, 2,250 acres (9 km2) of parks, and 1,300 acres (5 km2) of open space. Popular recreational areas include Staring Lake, Lake Riley, Purgatory Creek, Miller Park, Round Lake, and the Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail.[11]

Eden Prairie has been featured as one of Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" in America several times since 2006. It earned first place in the 2010 survey and second place in 2016.[12]

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  3. ^ "About Eden Prairie". City of Eden Prairie. 2008. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008.
  4. ^ Warren Upham, Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001) p227
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Eden Prairie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ "Economic Snapshot - City of Eden Prairie - Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce". Epchamber.org. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Parks | City of Eden Prairie". www.edenprairie.org. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail - Three Rivers Park District". Threeriversparks.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  12. ^ Amondalek (September 19, 2016). "Best Places to Live 2016; 2. Eden Prairie, Minn". Money.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021.

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