Map of Golden Valley city, Minnesota

Golden Valley is a western and first-ring suburb of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The city is mostly residential and is bordered by U.S. Highway 12 (Interstate 394). Over 15% of the city is parks or nature reserves. The Floyd B. Olson Memorial Highway also runs through the heart of the city providing a direct route to the Minneapolis industrial district.

Golden Valley is the main corporate headquarters of General Mills, a major flour milling and food products company originally located in Minneapolis. It is also the site of the U.S. headquarters of Pentair and local NBC affiliate KARE. The city was also home to the former Minneapolis-Honeywell headquarters, which is now the Resideo Technologies corporate offices.

Golden Valley city overview:
Name:	Golden Valley city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Hennepin County
Founded:	1886
Incorporated:	December 17, 1886
Elevation:	856 ft (261 m)
Land Area:	10.20 sq mi (26.41 km²)
Water Area:	0.34 sq mi (0.88 km²)
Population Density:	2,211.63/sq mi (853.87/km²)
ZIP code:	55416, 55422, 55426, 55427
Area code:	763
FIPS code:	2724308
GNISfeature ID:	0644201
Website:	goldenvalleymn.gov

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History

Tribes of Chippewa and Sioux had encampments on nearby Medicine Lake. The first white settlers arrived in the early 1850s. Golden Valley was incorporated December 17, 1886. In the early twentieth century, it was mostly a farming community.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.55 square miles (27.32 km), of which 10.20 square miles (26.42 km) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km) is water.

The 45th parallel north runs through Golden Valley, coinciding approximately with Duluth Street.

Interstate 394, U.S. Highway 169, and Minnesota State Highways 55 and 100 are four of the main routes in the area.