Hennepin County, Minnesota
300 S 6th St
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Phone: (612) 348-3000
www.co.hennepin.mn.us
In east-central MN, west of Saint Paul; original county; established Mar 6, 1852 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For Louis Hennepin (1640-1701), Franciscan missionary and explorer (with La Salle) who named the Falls of Saint Anthony in the Mississippi River at present-day Minneapolis.
Area (sq mi): 606.38 (land 556.62; water 49.77). Pop per sq mi: 2011.00.
Pop 2005: 1,119,364. State rank: 1. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.30%; 1990-2000 8.10%. Pop 2000: 1,116,200 (White 78.90%; Black or African American 9.00%; Hispanic or Latino 4.10%; Asian 4.80%; Other 5.70%). Foreign born: 9.90%. Median age: 34.90.
Income 2000: per capita $28,789; median household $51,711; Pop below poverty level: 8.30%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $43,075-$44,924.
Unemployment 2004: 4.50%. Change from 2000: 1.30%. Median travel time to work: 22.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 16.90%.
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Phone: (612) 348-3000
www.co.hennepin.mn.us
In east-central MN, west of Saint Paul; original county; established Mar 6, 1852 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For Louis Hennepin (1640-1701), Franciscan missionary and explorer (with La Salle) who named the Falls of Saint Anthony in the Mississippi River at present-day Minneapolis.
Area (sq mi): 606.38 (land 556.62; water 49.77). Pop per sq mi: 2011.00.
Pop 2005: 1,119,364. State rank: 1. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.30%; 1990-2000 8.10%. Pop 2000: 1,116,200 (White 78.90%; Black or African American 9.00%; Hispanic or Latino 4.10%; Asian 4.80%; Other 5.70%). Foreign born: 9.90%. Median age: 34.90.
Income 2000: per capita $28,789; median household $51,711; Pop below poverty level: 8.30%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $43,075-$44,924.
Unemployment 2004: 4.50%. Change from 2000: 1.30%. Median travel time to work: 22.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 16.90%.
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