Inver Grove Heights

Also known as Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Inver Grove Heights, MN

city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
County: Dakota
Incorporated: March 9, 1965
Type: Weak Mayor–Council
Mayor: Brenda Dietrich
Total: 30.22 sq mi (78.27 km )
Land: 27.85 sq mi (72.14 km )
Water: 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km )
Elevation: 879 ft (268 m)
Estimate 2022: 35,701
Density: 1,285.3/sq mi (496.25/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central )

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Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 35,801 at the 2020 census. The city was formed on March 9, 1965, with the merger of the village of Inver Grove and Inver Grove Township.

It is one of 186 cities and townships in the seven-county Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. Inver Grove Heights is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint Paul; nearby communities are South St. Paul, West St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, Eagan, Newport, and Saint Paul Park (the last two across the Mississippi River).