Welcome to Crystal ...

The city of Crystal is located in Hennepin County<1>.

The location of Crystal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crystal has a population of 22,896 people<3> (see below for details).

Crystal is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Crystal lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Crystal ...

Official Website: www.ci.crystal.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crystal had an population of 22,896 people. This is an increase of 3.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crystal had a population of 22,151 people. This makes Crystal the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Crystal represents 0.42% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,151 people, the population of Crystal decreased 2.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 22,698 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crystal.

Communities Also Named Crystal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Crystal - they are located in Colorado, Idaho (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal.

Communities near Crystal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal.

• Minneapolis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <5>
• Saint Paul
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Bloomington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <5>
• Blaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
• Eagan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
  • Eagan is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <5>
• Eden Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <5>
• Coon Rapids
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <5>
• Burnsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
• Minnetonka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crystal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal ...

Looking for more information about Crystal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crystal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal.

Adding Crystal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystal in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crystal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crystal post office opened in 1883.

We also found Crystal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crystal: www.ci.crystal.mn.us/

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/