Edina (Minnesota)

Hennepin County

27-18188

Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It is located immediately southwest of Minneapolis in the metropolitan region of the Twin Cities and has around 47,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Edina is located in the U.S. state of Minnesota in the Midwestern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 40.8 square miles, of which 0.7 square miles of water.

History

Originally Edina was a part of the present town of Richfield. European ethnic settlers had settled in the 1850s and 1860s in the area around Minnehaha Creek. In 1888 a meeting was held at which it was decided to split the southwestern part of Richfield and to establish their own place. Different names such as Hennepin Park, Westfield and Edina were available. With 49 to 42 voices Edina prevailed.

Demographics

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census living in Edina 47 425 people in 20,996 households and 12,870 families. The racial sits down the population of 94.3 percent White, 3.0 percent Asian Americans, 1.2 percent African-Americans, as well as smaller minorities together.

In 26.5 % of the 20,996 households living children under the age of 18, 53.8 % live in married couples, and in 5.8 % live single women and 38.7 % are non family households. 34.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size was 2.24 persons, the families of 2.91.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 22.9 % under the age of 18, 4.4 % from 18 to 24, 23.6% between 25 and 44 years, 26.5% between 45 and 64 years and 22.7 % over 65 years. The median is 44 years. Approximately 54.2 % of the population is female.

The median income for a household is $ 66,019, a family of $ 93,496. The per capita income is $ 44,195. About 3.3 % of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line.

Economy

Edina is corporate headquarters for several nationally and internationally active companies such as the fast-food chain Dairy Queen or the Alliant Techsystems Group. The largest employers are still Jerry 's Enterprises, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Macy's, the Edina Public Schools and Nash Finch.

Sons and daughters of the town

Lynsey Bartilson ( b. 1983 ), actress
Terri Bonoff ( born 1963 ), politician
Dan Carlson ( born 1979 ), ice hockey player
Mardy Fish ( born 1981 ), tennis player
Trevor crown (b. 1968), tennis player
Ben Hankinson (born 1969 ), ice hockey player
Casey Hankinson (born 1976 ), ice hockey player
Peter Hankinson (born 1967 ), ice hockey player

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