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Located in: Hennepin County (see below)

Pronunciation: TAHN-kah <1>

Time Zone: Tonka Bay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Elevation: 940 feet [286.51 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Tonka Bay)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	1,568 (6.31% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,475 (4.65% decrease since 2000)
2000:	1,547

Total Area:<4> 0.99 sq. miles [2.6 km²] - of which 6.37% is water (0.06 sq. miles [0.2 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 657

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Tonka Bay:

Lat: 44.915500° (or 44°54'55" N)

Lon: -93.589600° (or -93°35'22" W)

USGS Topo Map: Excelsior<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tonka Bay

GNIS ID: 2397036

FIPS State / Place Code: 27 / 65164

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tonka Bay)

About Hennepin County

The city of Minneapolis is the County Seat for {Hennepin County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hennepin)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,265,843 (9.67% increase since 2010)
2010	1,154,188 (3.4% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,116,200

Total Area: 606 sq. miles [1,570.9 km²] - of which 8.73% is water (53 sq. miles [137.2 km²])

Housing Units: 509,469

Official Website: https://www.hennepin.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hennepin

GNIS ID: 659472

FIPS State / County Code: 27 / 053

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tonka Bay)

About Minnesota

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,640,053 (6.34% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,303,925 (7.81% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,919,479

Websites for State of Minnesota

Official Website: https://mn.gov/

Tourism: https://www.exploreminnesota.com/

Parks: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/

Fishing: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/

Hunting: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Minnesota

GNIS ID: 662849

FIPS State: 27

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tonka Bay)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Tonka Bay. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tonka Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Tonka Bay. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Tonka Bay, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Tonka Bay.