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Also known as Orono, Minnesota, Orono, MN

city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Minnesota
County
Hennepin
Mayor
Bob Tunheim
Total
23.98 sq mi (62.12 km )
Land
15.92 sq mi (41.22 km )
Water
8.07 sq mi (20.90 km )
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Density
522/sq mi (201.7/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 (Central (CST))
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes
55300, 55391, 55399, 55356
Fips code
27-48580
Gnis feature id
0648996
Website
https://www.oronomn.gov/

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Orono (/ˈɔːrəˌnoʊ/ OR-ə-noh, /ˈɔːrnoʊ/ OR-noh) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of Minneapolis located about 16 miles (26 km) to the west on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka. The population was 8,315 at the 2020 census.

Orono is the largest municipality by area on Lake Minnetonka and is largely residential.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orono” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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