Elk River
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city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Sherburne
- Incorporated village
- February 19, 1881
- Reincorporated city
- February 6, 1911
- Mayor
- John J. Dietz
- Administrator
- Calvin Portner
- Total
- 43.85 sq mi (113.56 km )
- Land
- 42.33 sq mi (109.63 km )
- Water
- 1.52 sq mi (3.93 km )
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft (320 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 27,342
- Density
- 610.4/sq mi (235.66/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area code
- Area code 763
- Fips code
- 27-18674
- Website
- elkrivermn.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Elk River
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Sherburne County
- Population
- 25835
- Area
- 113.481456
- Elevation
- 273
- Body of water
- Mississippi River
- Capital of
- Sherburne County
- Official website
- www.ElkRiverMN.gov
- Image
- Dwntwn Elk River1.jpg
- Households
- 8529
- Dialing code
- 763
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- Commons category
- Elk River, Minnesota
- P8168
- 4 Vallées
- postal code
- 55330
- water as percent of area
- 3.4813
- per capita income
- 34569
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Encyclopedic overview
Elk River is a city and the county seat of Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States, approximately 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The population was 25,835 at the 2020 census, making Elk River the second largest city with an area of 42.33 square miles in the Central Minnesota region after St. Cloud. It is the county seat. U.S. Highways 10 and 169 and State Highway 101 are three of the main routes in Elk River. Elk River is located 33.2 miles northwest of Minneapolis and 37.4 miles southeast of St. Cloud.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elk River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.