Hennepin County Minnesota
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Hennepin County, Minnesota

US county information
NameHennepin County
StateMinnesota
SeatMinneapolis
Largest cityMinneapolis
US Area
Total Area606 sq mi (1569.5 km2)
Land Area557 sq mi (1442.6 km2)
Water Area50 sq mi (129.5 km2)
Population Est.1156212 (2009)
Density790.5/km2 (2048/sq mi)
Time zoneCentral
Time zoneCentral: UTC-6/-5: -6/-5

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Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin, a Belgian, working for the King of France. As of 2000 the population was 1,116,200; in 2009 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to be 1,156,212. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live in Hennepin County. The center of population of Minnesota is located in Hennepin County, in the city of Rogers.

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Special court in Hennepin County aims to help veterans - Minnesota Public Radio Tweet this news
Minnesota Public Radio--St. Paul, Minn. � In a few weeks, a special court designed to help veterans is set to launch in -Hennepin County-. ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:28:43 GMT+00:00
New Brighton Mobile Home Park Shooting Suspect Charged - FOX 9 News Tweet this news
FOX 9 News--After his arrest, Neeland was booked into the -Hennepin County- Jail on a charge of probable cause murder. He remains in jail, but formal murder charges have ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:14:59 GMT+00:00
18th Ave. Murder Suspect Arrested in New Brighton - FOX 9 News Tweet this news
FOX 9 News--Neeland was booked into the -Hennepin County- Jail on a charge of probable cause murder. Minneapolis police were called to the 2600 block of 18th Ave. ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:34:44 GMT+00:00
HCMC Alerts Patients, Endoscopic Ultrasound Equipment Not Fully Sterilized - FOX 9 News Tweet this news
FOX 9 News--MINNEAPOLIS - -Hennepin County- Medical Center in Minneapolis is notifying roughly 2600 patients who had a specialized type of gastrointestinal procedure that ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:25 GMT+00:00
Joking aside, is bong water a drug in Minnesota? - MinnPost.com Tweet this news
MinnPost.com---...- been known to store their own urine to drink in case they run out, according to Kirk Hughes of -Hennepin County- Medical Center's Regional Poison Center. ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:20:59 GMT+00:00
Twins Stadium funds new soccer fields - KARE Tweet this news
KARE---Hennepin County- Commissioner Mike Opat said the .15% general sales tax is adding $4 million dollars to county accounts for libraries and youth sports. ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:07:44 GMT+00:00
1 dead, 3 injured in RV crash in southern Minn. - KARE Tweet this news
KARE--A man driving the van was airlifted to -Hennepin County- Medical Center in Minneapolis. His condition hasn't been released. Their names, also, haven't been ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:22:51 GMT+00:00
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Sibley Co. Crash - WCCO Tweet this news
WCCO--A passenger in the van died at the scene and the driver was transported to -Hennepin County- Medical Center. James and Barbara Gaard, both 70 and from New Ulm ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:09:32 GMT+00:00
Minneapolis Workplace Accident: Delta mechanic killed at Minnesota airport - NewYorkInjuryNews (press release) Tweet this news
NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)--The -Hennepin County- Medical Examiner's office identified the mechanic as 47-year-old Jesse Paul Stygar. Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesperson Pat ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:11:49 GMT+00:00
Minnesota authorities identify body of Lac Courte Oreilles teen found last month - News from Indian Country Tweet this news
News from Indian Country--The -Hennepin County- medical examiner's office said May 13 the woman was Erica Rose Murphy from the village of New Post on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe ... - Date : Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:56:07 GMT+00:00

District Commissioner In office since Current term expires in January
1st Mike Opat (chair) 1993 2011
2nd Mark Stenglein 1997 2011
3rd Gail Dorfman 1999 2011
4th Peter McLaughlin 1991 2011
5th Randy Johnson 1979 2013
6th Jan Callison 2009 2013
7th Jeff Johnson 2009 2013


Cities Townships Unorganized
*Bloomington*Brooklyn Center*Brooklyn Park*Champlin*Chanhassen‡*Corcoran*Crystal*Dayton†*Deephaven*Eden Prairie*Edina*Excelsior*Golden Valley*Greenfield*Greenwood*Hanover‡*Hopkins*Independence*Long Lake*Loretto*Maple Grove*Maple Plain *Medicine Lake*Medina*Minneapolis*Minnetonka*Minnetonka Beach*Minnetrista*Mound*New Hope*Orono*Osseo*Plymouth*Richfield*Robbinsdale*Rockford‡*Rogers*Shorewood*Spring Park*St. Anthony Village†*St. Bonifacius*St. Louis Park*Tonka Bay*Wayzata*Woodland *Hassan Township *Fort Snelling



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