Guide to Chanhassen Minnesota

Chanhassen (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

4,839

6,351

11,732

20,321

22,395

8,589

73.21

Land Area (sq. mile)

21.70

20.57

20.54

-0.03

-0.12

Density (persons per sq. mile)

292.67

570.35

989.13

418.78

73.43

Housing Units

1,448

2,283

4,249

7,013

2,764

65.05

Households

2,073

4,016

6,914

8,024

2,898

72.16

Persons Per Household

3.04

2.92

2.94

2.78

0.02

0.78

Chanhassen is a city in Carver and Hennepin counties in Minnesota. U.S. Route 212 and Minnesota State Highways 5 and 41 are three of the main routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.9 square miles (59.3 km²), of which, 20.8 square miles (53.8 km²) of it is land and 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²) of it (9.26%) is water. The elevation is 974 ft (295 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,321 people, 6,914 households, and 5,524 families residing in the city. The population density was 978.1 people per square mile (377.6/km²). There were 7,013 housing units at an average density of 337.6/sq mi (130.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.90% White, 0.75% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.83% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 6,914 households out of which 51.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $92,869, and the median income for a family was $107,075. Males had a median income of $62,112 versus $38,821 for females. The per capita income for the city was $36,008. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

CHANHASSEN Township received its earliest settlers in June 1852 and was organized May 11, 1858. The name, adopted on the suggestion of Rev. Henry M. Nichols, means the "sugar maple," being formed of two Dakota words, chan (tree) and hassen (for hasan, from haza or hah-zah, the huckleberry or blueberry), thus signifying "the tree of sweet juice." The township merged on May 8, 1967, with the village of Watertown. The city of Chanhassen, sections 12 and 13, and extending into Hennepin County, was incorporated as a village on April 25, 1896; its post office, 1854-63, began in Hennepin County and transferred to Carver County in 1857. The village was permanently settled in 1881, and a post office was reestablished in 1882.

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