Independence
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city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Hennepin
- Organized
- April 11, 1858
- Incorporated
- 1957 (village), 1974 (city)
- Mayor
- Brad Spencer
- City
- 34.58 sq mi (89.55 km )
- Land
- 32.43 sq mi (84.00 km )
- Water
- 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km )
- Elevation
- 978 ft (298 m)
- Density
- 116/sq mi (44.7/km )
- Metro
- 3,279,833
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (Central)
- Zip codes
- 55357, 55359
- Fips code
- 27-30842
- Gnis feature id
- 0645396
- Website
- www .ci .independence .mn .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Independence is a rural city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Most of the city is agricultural land with dense woods and numerous lakes. It is named after Lake Independence, a large lake on the community's eastern boundary.
The population was 3,755 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 12 serves as a main route in the community.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Independence” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.