St. Louis Park
| Saint Louis Park, Minnesota | |
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Saint Louis Park City Hall
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| Motto: "Experience Life In The Park" | |
 Location of the city of Saint Louis Park within Hennepin County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°56′54″N 93°20′53″W / 44.94833°N 93.34806°WCoordinates: 44°56′54″N 93°20′53″W / 44.94833°N 93.34806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Incorporated | November 19, 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jake Spano |
| Area | |
| • City | 10.86 sq mi (28.13 km2) |
| • Land | 10.64 sq mi (27.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 45,250 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 48,171 |
| • Rank | MN: 20th |
| • Density | 4,252.8/sq mi (1,642.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,524,583 (US: 16th) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 55416, 55426, 55424 |
| Area code(s) | 952 |
| FIPS code | 27-57220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0650797 |
| Website | City of St. Louis Park |
Saint Louis Park (abbreviated St. Louis Park) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 45,250 at the 2010 census. It is a first-ring suburb immediately west of Minneapolis. Other adjacent cities include Edina, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Plymouth, and Hopkins.
St. Louis Park is the birthplace or childhood home of movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen, musician Peter Himmelman, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Senator Al Franken, songwriter Dan Israel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, writer Pete Hautman, football coach Marc Trestman, and film director Joe Nussbaum. Baseball announcer Halsey Hall also lived there.
The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, which has a major collection of antique radio and television equipment, is also in the city. Items range from radios produced by local manufacturers to the Vitaphone system used to cut discs carrying audio for the first "talkie", The Jazz Singer.
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