Maple Plain is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2010 census.
Name: | Maple Plain city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Minnesota |
County: | Hennepin County |
Elevation: | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
Land Area: | 1.06 sq mi (2.76 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²) 0.89% |
Population Density: | 1,636.62/sq mi (632.02/km²) |
Area code: | 763 |
FIPS code: | 2740256 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0647497 |
Website: | www.mapleplain.com |
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History
Maple Plain is named for the many sugar maples in its forests. Settlement of the area began in 1854 and revolved around Lake Independence to its north, and its outflow Pioneer Creek. In 1868 and 1869, the St. Paul, Pacific and Manitoba Railroad was built through Maple Plain. By 1871, Maple Plain had a post office. The city was incorporated as a village in 1912. Village water came to the town in 1939, sewer circa 1950, and blacktop in 1961.
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Geography
U.S. Route 12 and Hennepin County Roads 19, 29, and 83 are four of the community’s main routes. The city is boarded by Independence to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km), of which 1.11 square miles (2.87 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water. Maple Plain is 20 miles west of Minneapolis on U.S. Highway 12. Pioneer Creek flows through Maple Plain’s northwest corner.
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