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Chanhassen
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city in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Carver , Hennepin
- Settled
- June 1852
- Organized
- May 11, 1858
- Incorporated as a village
- April 25, 1896
- Incorporated as a city
- May 8, 1967
- Mayor
- Elise Ryan
- Total
- 22.80 sq mi (59.06 km )
- Land
- 20.36 sq mi (52.73 km )
- Water
- 2.44 sq mi (6.33 km )
- Elevation
- 968 ft (295 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 26,224
- Density
- 1,274.4/sq mi (492.04/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-10918
- Website
- chanhassenmn.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Chanhassen (/tʃænˈhæsən/ chan-HASS-ən) is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Minneapolis. The population was 25,947 at the 2020 census, with a 2024 estimate of 26,469. A small part of the city extends eastward into Hennepin County.
An outer southwestern suburb of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Chanhassen is one of the more recently developed cities in the region. Its population has grown by 123.5% since 1990. The city is home to the headquarters of Life Time Fitness and Prince's former estate, Paisley Park, which is now a museum.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chanhassen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.