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Welcome to Hennepin County ...

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

The community of Minneapolis is the Seat for Hennepin County.

Hennepin County was founded in 1852 and was created by taking area from Dakota County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hennepin had a population of 1,265,843 people. This is an increase of 9.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,154,188 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hennepin represented 21.76% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Hennepin County:

  • Bloomington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brooklyn Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brooklyn Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Champlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Champlin is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,049 people
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  • Corcoran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Corcoran is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
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  • Crystal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crystal is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,581 people
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  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dayton is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
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  • Deephaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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    • Eden Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edina
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Edina is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
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    • Excelsior
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Hopkins
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopkins is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
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    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Long Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Loretto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Loretto is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
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    • Maple Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Medicine Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Medina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Medina is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
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    • Minneapolis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Minnetonka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Minnetrista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
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    • New Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • New Hope is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,641 people
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    • Orono
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Orono is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
    • Osseo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Osseo is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
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    • Plymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
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    • Richfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Richfield is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
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    • Robbinsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rogers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
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    • Saint Anthony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Louis Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shorewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Spring Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tonka Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Wayzata
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wayzata is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
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    • Woodland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in Hennepin County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.