Population (2010) 17,142 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce (763.421.7130). History Kline Sanatorium Anoka sprouted up because of its ready access to water transportation. Joseph Belanger, with help from a few others, erected a trading post for William Aitkin
Population (2010) 30,104 Introduction Brooklyn Center has a longer history as a village than its neighbor, Brooklyn Park, but it is smaller and experienced most of its population growth in the 1950s (jumping from 4,200 residents in 1950 to 24,000 just ten years later). Like its neighbor, though, Brooklyn
Population (2010) 75,781 Introduction The quiet farms of old Brooklyn Park have been turned into quiet cul-de-sacs, from which sprang a couple of Minnesotans who have left quite a mark on their home state. Visitor Information Direct your questions to the North Hennepin Are Chamber
Population (2010) 23,089 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce (763.421.7130). History Champlin was founded by the triumvirate of Joseph Holt, Samuel Colburn, and John Cook. They named the village after John Cook's wife, who was born Ellen E. Champlin. The Lane brothers
Many of the earliest settlers had French Canadian roots, but the town was named for Lyman Dayton, a New Englander from St. Paul, who owned a lot of land in the area and platted the town site.
Elk River is one of the communities on the exurban fringe of the Twin Cities metro area, but visitors will find plenty of reasons to pull off the highway and check out the sites.
