Golden Valley, Minnesota
| Golden Valley, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location of Golden Valley within Hennepin County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°59′33″N 93°21′33″W / 44.99250°N 93.35917°W | |
| 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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