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Hennepin County

Hennepin County, Minnesota
County
Hennepin County
Hennepin County Government Center 5.jpg
The Hennepin County Government Center, located in the county seat of Minneapolis. Its stylized letter "H" shape serves as the logo for Hennepin County.
Logo of Hennepin County, Minnesota
Logo
Map of Minnesota highlighting Hennepin County
Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded March 6, 1852
Named for Louis Hennepin
Seat Minneapolis
Largest city Minneapolis
Area
 • Total 607 sq mi (1,572 km2)
 • Land 554 sq mi (1,435 km2)
 • Water 53 sq mi (137 km2), 8.7%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 1,223,149
 • Density 2,082/sq mi (804/km²)
Congressional districts 3rd, 5th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.hennepin.us

Hennepin County /ˈhɛnəpɪn knti/ is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,152,425. It is the most populous county in Minnesota and the 34th-most populous county in the United States; more than one in five Minnesotans live in Hennepin County. Its county seat is Minneapolis, the state's most populous city. The county is named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin.

Hennepin County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The center of population of Minnesota is in Hennepin County, in the city of Minneapolis.

Hennepin County was created in 1852 by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. Father Louis Hennepin's name was chosen because he originally named St. Anthony Falls and recorded some of the earliest accounts of the area for the Western world. Hennepin County's early history is closely linked to the establishment of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Anthony. The history of Hennepin County is cataloged at the Hennepin History Museum, located in Minneapolis.


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