Edina, Minnesota
| Edina, Minnesota | ||
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The Edina Theater in September 2006
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| Motto: "For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business" | ||
 Location of Edina within Hennepin County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°53′44″N 93°21′17″W / 44.89556°N 93.35472°WCoordinates: 44°53′44″N 93°21′17″W / 44.89556°N 93.35472°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| County | Hennepin | |
| Founded | 1860s | |
| Incorporated | 1888 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | James B. Hovland (DFL) | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 15.97 sq mi (41.36 km2) | |
| • Land | 15.45 sq mi (40.02 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) 3.26% | |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • City | 47,941 | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 50,138 | |
| • Rank | US: 754th MN: 19th | |
| • Density | 3,103.0/sq mi (1,198.1/km2) | |
| • Metro | 3,524,583 (US: 16th) | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| ZIP codes | 55410, 55416, 55424, 55435, 55436, 55439, 55343 | |
| Area code(s) | 952 | |
| FIPS code | 27-18188 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0643177 | |
| Website | City of Edina | |
Edina (
i/iːˈdaɪnə/ ee-DY-nə) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 as of 2010[update].
Edina began as part of Richfield Township, Minnesota. By the 1870s, 17 families, most of them immigrating as a result of the potato famine in Ireland, had come to Minnesota and claimed land in the southwest section of what was then Richfield Township. They were followed by settlers from New England and Germany, who claimed additional land near Minnehaha Creek. The Baird and Grimes neighborhoods (which are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places), and the Country Club District (then known as Waterville Mills) are located in the northeast part of Edina, and were among the first areas to be established. The area then known as the Cahill Settlement, at West 70th Street and Cahill Road, was also an early community center and the home of Cahill School.
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