Minnetrista
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city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Hennepin
- Mayor
- Lisa Whalen
- Total
- 31.05 sq mi (80.41 km )
- Land
- 26.11 sq mi (67.62 km )
- Water
- 4.94 sq mi (12.79 km )
- Elevation
- 948 ft (289 m)
- Density
- 316.4/sq mi (122.18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-43306
- Website
- www .cityofminnetrista .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Minnetrista is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is located about 23 miles (37 km) west of Minneapolis, and is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The largely rural Minnetrista has agricultural activity involving corn, soybeans, hay, and horses. In addition to farmland and woods, the city contains several lakes, including part of Lake Minnetonka, the state's ninth-largest. The city's population was 8,262 at the 2020 census. Minnetrista's name originates in the Dakota language, in which minne means "water" and trista means "crooked".
Geography
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