Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Hennepin County

27-18116

Eden Prairie ( also City of Eden Prairie ) is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It has 60 797 inhabitants (as of 2010).

Geography

Eden Prairie is located in southeastern Minnesota, 11 miles southwest of Minneapolis and just north of the Minnesota River. The area is 91.2 square kilometers.

History

The town received the current name in 1852. In 1858 he became a city. In 1880, the population was 739, in 1960 about 2,000. A rapid urban development took place in the 1960s and 1970s.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 living in Eden Prairie 54 901 people in 20,457 households and 14,585 families. The population density is 654 inhabitants per km ². Ethnically itself sets the population with about 90.6 percent white population, around five percent of Asian Americans as well as smaller minorities together.

In 42.6 % of the 20,457 households living children under the age of 18, 61.3 % live in married couples, and in 7.7% of live single women and 28.7 % are non family households. 22.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 2.68 persons, the families at 3.20.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 30.5 % under the age of 18, 6.2 % from 18 to 24, 35.6 % between 25 and 44 years, 22.9% between 45 and 64 years and 4.9% aged 65 and over. The median is 34 years. Approximately 50.9 % of the population is female.

The median income for a household is $ 78,328, a family of $ 93,258. The per capita income is $ 38,854. About 2.8 % of the population and 3.5 % of families are below the poverty line.

Education

The city is the seat of Hennepin Technical College has about 7,000 students. She also has four primary schools and three secondary schools. Below that is the Eden Prairie High School, with 3,600 students, the largest high school in the state.

Economy

In Eden Prairie ADC Telecommunications, the company has its headquarters.