Welcome to Falcon Heights ...

The city of Falcon Heights is located in Ramsey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falcon Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Falcon Heights: Falcoln Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Falcon Heights has a population of 5,531 people<3> (see below for details).

Falcon Heights is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Falcon Heights ...

Official Website: www.ci.falcon-heights.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Falcon Heights had an population of 5,531 people. This is an increase of 3.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Falcon Heights had a population of 5,321 people. This makes Falcon Heights the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Falcon Heights represents 0.1% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,321 people, the population of Falcon Heights decreased 4.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,572 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Falcon Heights.

Communities Also Named Falcon Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Falcon Heights - they are located in Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Falcon Heights ...

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

• Bloomington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Brooklyn Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <5>
• Woodbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Maple Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>

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 Falcon Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falcon Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Falcon Heights. 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 Falcon Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falcon Heights ...

Looking for more information about Falcon Heights? 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 Falcon Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Falcon Heights.

Adding Falcon Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Falcon Heights 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 Falcon Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Minnesota (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falcon Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Falcon Heights: www.ci.falcon-heights.mn.us/

The official website for Ramsey County: www.co.ramsey.mn.us/

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