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Anoka County (/ ə ˈ n oʊ k ə / ə-NOH-kə) [2] is the fourth-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census, its population was 363,887. [3] The county seat and namesake of the county is the city of Anoka, [4] which is derived from the Dakota word anoka meaning "on (or from) both sides", referring to its location on both banks of the Rum River.
Coon Lake is a lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1] Coon Lake was named from the fact the lakefront area was a popular hunting ground of raccoons . [ 2 ]
Located in downtown Anoka, surrounded by historic buildings and riverways, the History Center features a 3,000-square-foot exhibit gallery that tells the stories of the 21 communities that make up Anoka County. Previously located in Colonial Hall they moved to their current location, the old city library building in the city of Anoka 20 years ago.
When the dam was built, Anoka Township renamed itself Coon Creek Rapids, later shortened to Coon Rapids. In 1959, the Village of Coon Rapids voted to incorporate as a city and the City of Coon Rapids was born. The city's population increased from 14,000 in 1959 to more than 62,785 in 2022, making it the 15th largest city in Minnesota.
December 31, 1979 (U.S. Route 169 over Mississippi River: Anoka: 1929 example of the open-spandrel concrete arch bridges developed in the Twin Cities area in the late 1920s; also noted for providing a key connection between two river communities.
Andover first organized in 1857 as Round Lake Township. In 1860 after an Anoka, Minnesota speech by U.S. Representative Galusha Aaron Grow from Pennsylvania who was an abolitionist and a major figure in the Homestead Act, the town name was changed to Grow Township.
Columbia Heights is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 21,973 at the 2020 census. [3] Minnesota State Highways 47 (University Avenue) and 65 (Central Avenue) are two of the main routes in the city. Columbia Heights is a first-ring northern suburb of Minneapolis, which borders it on the south.
Nowthen is located in the northwestern section of Anoka County. Minnesota State Highway 47 and County Road 22 are two of the main routes in the community. Nearby places include St. Francis, Oak Grove, Andover, Ramsey, and Elk River. Nowthen is located 12 miles north-northwest of the city of Anoka.