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Hennepin County

county in Minnesota, United States
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Hennepin County

Summary

Hennepin County is a county of Minnesota[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of county_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,475 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hennepin County is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Hennepin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hennepin County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].
  • Hennepin County's capital is recorded as Minneapolis[6].
  • Hennepin County's shares border with is recorded as Anoka County[7].
  • Hennepin County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[8].
  • Hennepin County's shares border with is recorded as Ramsey County[9].
  • Hennepin County's shares border with is recorded as Wright County[10].
  • Hennepin County's shares border with is recorded as Carver County[11].
  • Hennepin County's shares border with is recorded as Dakota County[12].
  • Hennepin County's shares border with is recorded as Sherburne County[13].
  • Louis Hennepin is named after Hennepin County[14].
  • Hennepin County's Commons category is recorded as Hennepin County, Minnesota[15].
  • Hennepin County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[16].
  • March 6, 1852 marks the founding of Hennepin County[17].
  • Hennepin County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.975833333333334, 'lon': -93.26666666666667}[18].
  • Hennepin County's official website is recorded as http://www.hennepin.us[19].
  • Hennepin County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hennepin County, Minnesota[20].
  • Hennepin County has a population of {'amount': '+1152425'}[21].
  • Hennepin County has a population of {'amount': '+1154215'}[22].
  • Hennepin County has a population of {'amount': '+1169070'}[23].
  • Hennepin County has a population of {'amount': '+1184332'}[24].
  • Hennepin County has a population of {'amount': '+1198778'}[25].
  • Hennepin County has a population of {'amount': '+1223149'}[26].
  • Hennepin County has a population of {'amount': '+333480'}[27].

Body

Geography

Hennepin County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Minnesota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hennepin County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1571'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1152425'}[21], {'amount': '+1154215'}[22], {'amount': '+1169070'}[23], {'amount': '+1184332'}[24], {'amount': '+1198778'}[25], and {'amount': '+1223149'}[26].

Climate and Environment

Hennepin County's Köppen climate classification is recorded as Hemiboreal[29].

Designation and Status

Hennepin County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].

History and Context

March 6, 1852 marks the founding of Hennepin County[17]. Louis Hennepin is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Hennepin County ranks in the top 1% of county_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,475 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Melissa Hortman Minnesota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Louis Hennepin
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