Welcome to Rogers ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rogers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rogers has a population of 13,492 people<3> (see below for details).

Rogers is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Rogers is located in the (763) area code.

The ZIP code for Rogers: 55374<5>

Websites for Rogers ...

Official Website: www.rogers.govoffice.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rogers had an population of 13,492 people. This is an increase of 56.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 276.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rogers had a population of 8,597 people. This makes Rogers the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Rogers represents 0.16% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,597 people, the population of Rogers increased 139.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,588 people).

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

Communities Also Named Rogers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Rogers: This one is located in Hennepin County and the other is located in Le Sueur County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 45 communities that are also named Rogers - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan (5), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico (3), New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (4) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rogers ...

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

• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Brooklyn Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Blaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Coon Rapids
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Minnetonka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Saint Louis Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Park
  • Saint Louis Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis Park <6>
• Andover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
• Brooklyn Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Center
  • Brooklyn Center is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Center <6>
• Ramsey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rogers ...

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

Adding Rogers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rogers 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 Rogers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rogers post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rogers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rogers: www.rogers.govoffice.com/

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

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