Carver, Minnesota
| Carver, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Broadway, downtown Carver
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 Location of the city of Carver within Carver County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°45′46″N 93°37′33″W / 44.76278°N 93.62583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Carver |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2) |
| • Land | 4.00 sq mi (10.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,724 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 4,147 |
| • Density | 931.0/sq mi (359.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55315 |
| Area code(s) | 952 |
| FIPS code | 27-10144 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0640944 |
| Website | www.cityofcarver.com |
Carver is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,724 at the 2010 census. The Metropolitan Council has determined the population as of July 1, 2013 is 4,147.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.18 square miles (10.83 km2), of which, 4.00 square miles (10.36 km2) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) is water.
U.S. Highway 212 serves as a main route in the area.
Ten thousand years ago, the Glacial River Warren flowed through the area and left deposits of clay, sand, gravel, and fine silt soils as well as the Minnesota River. Carver and the surrounding Minnesota River Valley were occupied by a Native American, pre-Columbian Woodland Culture from approximately 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1850. In 1834, there was a Wahpeton village at the present-day location of Carver, with led by Chief Mazomaini; early maps indicate it was located on either side of the mouth of Carver Creek where it meets the Minnesota River.
Pierre-Charles Le Sueur became the first European to navigate the Minnesota River, and between 1683 and 1700 made explorations of the region on behalf of King Louis XIV of France. In 1766, Jonathan Carver explored the area on behalf of the British Empire, and made maps as he searched for a western water route that flowed across North America to the Pacific Ocean. He named a small branch flowing into the Minnesota River "Carver's River", strongly correlated to the Carver Creek of today. In 1805, French trader Jean-Baptiste Faribault established the Little Rapids trading post just upriver of present-day Carver; the post, on behalf of the Northwest Fur Company, was visited by Voyageurs, Coureur des bois, Dakota Indians, and Christian missionaries.
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