Robbinsdale, MN
| Robbinsdale | |
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| City | |
| Robbinsdale, Minnesota | |
 Location of the city of Robbinsdale within Hennepin County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 45°1′35″N 93°20′5″W / 45.02639°N 93.33472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Regan Murphy |
| Area | |
| • City | 2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2) |
| • Land | 2.79 sq mi (7.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 13,953 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 14,461 |
| • Density | 4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,524,583 |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55422 |
| Area code(s) | 763 |
| FIPS code | 27-54808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0650164 |
| Website | City of Robbinsdale |
Robbinsdale is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.98 square miles (7.72 km2), of which 2.79 square miles (7.23 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water.
Minnesota State Highway 100 and County Road 81 are two of the main routes in the city.
Shortly after the Minnesota Territorial Legislative Assembly created Hennepin County in 1852, John C. Bohanon filed the first claim in the Township of Crystal Lake. Railroads didn't reach the area until 1880. A flag station was established near the farm of Alfred Parker and six years later he donated land for a depot. The community that grew around it came to be known as Parker's Station. In 1887 Minneapolis made an effort to secure more taxable property by annexing neighboring townships. In response, Crystal Lake farmers incorporated the Village of Crystal. Later that year, entrepreneur and real estate developer, Andrew B.Robbins came to Parker's Station on behalf of an Illinois business interest. Robbins had a nose for opportunity and as a former state senator and the brother-in-law of lumber baron, Thomas Barlow Walker, he was well connected and well financed. Robbins purchased 90 acres (360,000 m2) to the west of Lower Twin Lake. He platted much of the area as the Robbinsdale Park subdivision. The summer of 1888 brought the first land boom. New industries moved in and a large Lutheran Seminary was built and Robbins began work on his Northern Car Company. The trolley manufacturing firm would eventually employ 150 people. In 1890 the Robbins built a 16-room Queen Anne-style mansion on Lower Twin Lake. After he moved his family in Robbins gathered investors and built the Hubbard Specialty Manufacturing Company. The firm made chairs and wheelbarrows. Despite his connections, Robbins was unable to persuade the Minneapolis Street Railway Company to extend a streetcar line up West Broadway. In 1891 he organized the North Side Street Railway Company and built his own line from the Minneapolis city limits to Robbinsdale Park. The street cars were pulled by horses until the line was converted to electricity. Robbins' development efforts led to tension between farm families and residents near the village center. A special election was held and a vote to dissolve the Village of Crystal carried unanimously. On April 19, 1893, the new 2.9 square mile village of Robbinsdale was organized.
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