Eden Prairie Real Estate
Eden Prairie is an edge city 12 miles (22 km) southwest of downtown
Minneapolis in Hennepin County and the 12th largest city in the
U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the
Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi
River. As the seventh largest suburb, Eden Prairie and nearby suburbs
form the southwest portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth
largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.2 million
residents. The U.S. Census Bureau recorded the city's population
at 54,901 in 2000.
Composed of large lakes and ponds, the city has more than 170 miles
(270 km) of multi-use trails, 2,250 acres (9 km²) of parks,
and 1,300 acres (5 km²) of open space. Previously a bedroom
suburb in the 1960s, the city is now home to more than 2,200 businesses
and headquarters for Supervalu, ADC Telecommunications, MTS Systems
Corporation and the Minnesota Vikings. Regionally known for Eden
Prairie Center, it is also the hub for SouthWest Transit, serving
public transportation to three adjacent suburbs. Eden Prairie was
selected as the 10th best place to live in the United States by
Money Magazine in 2006.
The name Eden Prairie is attributed to Elizabeth Fries Ellet, an
East Coast writer who visited the area in 1852. In her travelogue
book, Summer Rambles in the West. By Mrs. Ellet. she described the
Minnesota River valley, which adjoins the current day City of Eden
Prairie, as the garden spot of the territory.
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