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Welcome to Mounds View ...

The city of Mounds View is located in Ramsey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mounds View, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Mounds View: Mounds Vw.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Mounds View for more information about variations on the name of Mounds View.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mounds View has a population of 13,304 people<2> (see below for details).

Mounds View is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mounds View had an population of 13,304 people. This is an increase of 9.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mounds View had a population of 12,155 people. This makes Mounds View the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Mounds View represents 0.23% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,155 people, the population of Mounds View decreased 4.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,738 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mounds View.

Websites for Mounds View ...

Official Website: www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us/

Communities near Mounds View ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Paul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooklyn Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eagan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <4>
  • Coon Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Minnetonka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mounds View ...

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

Adding Mounds View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mounds View 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 (so far) for Mounds View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mounds View post office opened in 1858. The Mounds View post office closed in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mounds View.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Ramsey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mounds View.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mounds View - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/