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Golden Valley, MN

Golden Valley, Minnesota
City
Location of Golden Valleywithin Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location of Golden Valley
within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°59′33″N 93°21′33″W / 44.99250°N 93.35917°W / 44.99250; -93.35917
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Hennepin
Founded 1886
Incorporated 1886
Government
 • Type Council / Manager
 • Mayor Shep Harris
Area
 • City 10.55 sq mi (27.32 km2)
 • Land 10.20 sq mi (26.42 km2)
 • Water 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
Elevation 856 ft (261 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 20,371
 • Estimate (2015) 21,270
 • Density 1,997.2/sq mi (771.1/km2)
 • Metro 3,524,583
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 55416, 55422, 55426, 55427
Area code(s) 763
FIPS code 27-24308
GNIS feature ID 0644201
Website www.goldenvalleymn.gov

Golden Valley is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a western suburb of Minneapolis and is the main corporate headquarters of General Mills and Pentair. Golden Valley is also the home of NBC affiliate KARE, the Perpich Center for Arts Education and Breck School. The population was 20,371 at the 2010 census.

Tribes of Chippewa and Sioux had encampments on nearby Medicine Lake. The first white settlers arrived in the early 1850s. Golden Valley was incorporated December 17, 1886. In the early twentieth century, it was mostly a farming community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.55 square miles (27.32 km2), of which 10.20 square miles (26.42 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) is water.

The 45th parallel north runs through Golden Valley, coinciding approximately with Duluth Street.

Interstate 394, U.S. Highway 169, and Minnesota State Highways 55 and 100 are four of the main routes in the area.

Most children who live in Golden Valley attend the Robbinsdale School District or the Hopkins School District, as all of the territory of the city belongs to one or the other school district. Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute.


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