Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Erik Paulsen (R–Eden Prairie)
Area	468 sq mi (1,210 km²)
Distribution	96% urban 4% rural
Population (2000)	614,935
Median income	63,816
Ethnicity	89.5% White 3.8% Black 4% Asian 1.8% Hispanic 0.4% Native American 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+1

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THIS govtrack.us MAP, is a useful representation of the 3rd CD's borders, based on Google Maps.

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. With blue collar Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and higher-income Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetrista, and Wayzata to the West, it features a mixed characteristic. Republican Erik Paulsen currently represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected in 2008.