| Hopkins, Minnesota | |||
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| Downtown Hopkins | |||
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| Location in Hennepin County | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Minnesota | ||
| County | Hennepin | ||
| Founded | 1852 | ||
| Incorporated | 1893 (as West Minneapolis) | ||
| Incorporated | January 1, 1948 (as Hopkins) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Gene Maxwell | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) | ||
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) | ||
| Population (2010)[1] | |||
| • City | 17,591 | ||
| • Density | 4,205.9/sq mi (1,622.5/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 3,279,833 | ||
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP codes | 55305, 55343, 55345 | ||
| Area code(s) | 952 | ||
| FIPS code | 27-30140[2] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0645180[3] | ||
| Website | www.hopkinsmn.com | ||
Hopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. The city is about four square miles in size and is surrounded by the larger, west suburban communities of Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, and Edina. Hopkins is about 98% developed with little remaining vacant land. The population was 17,591 at the 2010 census.[1]
U.S. Route 169 and Minnesota State Highway 7 are two of the main arterial routes in the city.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), all land. There are several small ponds on the western side, and some creeks to the north and south. One of these creeks includes Minnehaha Creek. The north branch of Nine Mile Creek has its headwaters in Hopkins at the intersection of 13th Avenue South and Excelsior Blvd.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 3,022 |
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| 1920 | 3,055 | 1.1% | |
| 1930 | 3,834 | 25.5% | |
| 1940 | 4,100 | 6.9% | |
| 1950 | 7,595 | 85.2% | |
| 1960 | 11,370 | 49.7% | |
| 1970 | 13,428 | 18.1% | |
| 1980 | 15,336 | 14.2% | |
| 1990 | 16,534 | 7.8% | |
| 2000 | 17,145 | 3.7% | |
| 2010 | 17,591 | 2.6% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 17,145 people, 8,224 households, and 3,741 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,205.9 people per square mile (1,622.5/km²). There were 8,390 housing units at an average density of 2,058.2 pe square mile (794.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.61% White, 5.19% African American, 0.78% Native American, 5.92% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.58% from other races, and 2.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.54% of the population. 23.9% were of German, 12.4% Norwegian, 7.4% Irish and 7.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 8,224 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.5% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,203, and the median income for a family was $50,359. Males had a median income of $37,541 versus $30,687 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,759. About 8.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
The first settlers of Hopkins arrived in 1852[4] as land around the growing Minneapolis-St. Paul area was opening up and being explored by members stationed at Fort Snelling. However, the roots of the town begin in 1887 with the building of the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company, later called Minneapolis-Moline, to make farm equipment . At the time, Minneapolis Moline employed most of the Hopkins residents. In 1887, the West Minneapolis Land Company was founded and formed to build housing for the Minneapolis Moline factory workers.
In 1893, residents of Hopkins sent the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners a petition signed by 41 residents, asking that a separate village be formed from unincorporated portions of Minnetonka and Richfield Townships. Following an election, the community was then incorporated as the Village of West Minneapolis with a population of 1,105. The original village consisted of about three square miles, and it has been enlarged by annexation to its present size of about four square miles.
In 1928, the name of the village was changed to Hopkins after Harley H. Hopkins, who was among its first homesteaders and was the community's first postmaster. Mr. Hopkins allowed the town to build the train depot on his land (now The Depot Coffee House) with the agreement that the train station would say "Hopkins" on it. People getting off the train assumed the name of the town was Hopkins and it stuck. On January 1, 1948, the village became a city upon adoption of a council-city manager charter.
The Hopkins School District serves all or parts of seven Minneapolis west suburban communities: Hopkins, Minnetonka, Golden Valley, Plymouth, Edina, Eden Prairie, and St. Louis Park. Approximately 8,100 students attend seven elementary schools (K–sixth grade), two junior high schools (7th–9th grade), and one high school (10th–12th grade). Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute, as some students from outside Hopkins school district enroll in Hopkins schools on that basis.[5]
| Schools in the Hopkins School District | ||
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| Elementary schools | Junior high school | Senior high school |
| Alice Smith Elementary | Hopkins West Junior High[1] | Hopkins High School[1] |
| Eisenhower Elementary | Hopkins North Junior High [1] | |
| Gatewood Elementary[1] | ||
| Glen Lake Elementary[1] | ||
| Katherine Curren Elementary (Closed and being rented) | ||
| Meadowbrook Elementary[2] | ||
| L.H. Tanglen Elementary[1] | ||
There are four private schools in Hopkins:
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