Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Carver
- Mayor
- Taylor Hubbard
- Total
- 17.84 sq mi (46.20 km )
- Land
- 17.02 sq mi (44.09 km )
- Water
- 0.81 sq mi (2.11 km )
- Elevation
- 919 ft (280 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 28,262
- Density
- 1,634/sq mi (630.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-10972
- Website
- chaskamn.gov
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Encyclopedic overview
Chaska (/ˈtʃæskə/ CHASS-kə) is a city in and the county seat of Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 27,810 at the 2020 census. An outer ring suburb of the Twin Cities located 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Minneapolis, Chaska is home to the Hazeltine National Golf Club, which has hosted two PGA Championships and the Ryder Cup. The City of Chaska merged with Chaska Township in 2006.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chaska” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.