Population (2010) 61,476 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce (763.421.7130). History Another stop along the old Red River Ox Cart Trail (which follows today’s Coon Rapids Boulevard from Pheasant Ridge Dr. NW to Egret Blvd. NW), the area probably got its
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.
