St. Bonifacius

Also known as St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, Saint Bonifacius, St. Bonifacius, MN

city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
County: Hennepin
Incorporated: 1858 (village), 1904 (city)
Mayor: Tim Eiler
Total: 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km )
Land: 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Density: 2,220/sq mi (857/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code s: 952 and 763
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Saint Bonifacius, often stylized as St. Bonifacius, is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, 25 miles (40 km) west of Minneapolis. Settled in the 1850s, the town has a combination of rural and exurban features. It is completely surrounded by Minnetrista, Minnesota, and is close to the county line with Carver County. It hosted a Nike Hercules battery during the Cold War, one of four protecting Minneapolis–Saint Paul from Soviet bombers.

The population was 2,307 at the 2020 census. The Dakota Rail Regional Trail runs through town.