Hopkins, Minnesota
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Hopkins is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,145. The Hopkins School District is actually mainly located in Minnetonka , except for Meadowbrook Elementary (located in Golden Valley), and Katherine Curren Elementary (located in Hopkins proper). The district draws from the cities of Hopkins, Minnetonka, Golden Valley, Plymouth, Edina, Eden Prairie, and St. Louis Park. The different schools include, Hopkins Highschool, West Jr. High, North Jr. High, and the elementary schools are Glen Lake, Alice Smith, Tanglen, Eisenhower, and the afformentioned Meadowbrook and Katherine Curren.
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Geography
Image:MNMap-doton-Hopkins.png According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²). 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. This is surprising because Minnesota is the land of over 10,000 lakes. With this in mind, it should be noted that there are several small ponds on the western side, and some creeks to the north and south.
History
Officially becoming a village in 1893, Hopkins was originally known as "West Minneapolis" until a sneaky post master by the name of Harley H. Hopkins allowed the town to build the train depot on his land (now 'The Depot Coffee House') with the agreement that the train station would say "Hopkins" on it. People getting off the train assumed the name of the town was Hopkins and it stuck. Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company, later called Minneapolis Moline (M-M) was actually based in and named after Hopkins while it was known as West Minneapolis.
Timeline
- 1852 - First settler arrived
- 1862 - First school, Burnes, built
- 1887 - Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company built
- Nov 27, 1893 - 1168 people incorporated the Village of West Minneapolis
- Dec 9, 1893 - First Council elected
- 1899 - Streetcar arrived in Hopkins
- July 7, 1928 - Village name changed to Hopkins
- 1929 - Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company becomes Minneapolis Moline
- 1934 - Hopkins business people organized the first Raspberry Festival
- Dec 2, 1947 - Hopkins became a city through the adoption of a city charter
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 17,145 people, 8,224 households, and 3,741 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,622.5/km² (4,205.9/mi²). There were 8,390 housing units at an average density of 794.0/km² (2,058.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.61% White, 5.19% African American, 0.78% Native American, 5.92% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.58% from other races, and 2.82% from two or more races. 5.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 8,224 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.5% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,203, and the median income for a family was $50,359. Males had a median income of $37,541 versus $30,687 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,759. 9.3% of the population and 8.1% of families were below the poverty line. 12.3% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Famous people from Hopkins
Aaron Brown- Television anchor for CNN.
Mark Dayton - US Senator.
Michael Lehan - American football player (cornerback) for the Cleveland Browns.
Trivia
The town is the official home of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Information Club (as their post office box is located there) and as such the town was prominently mentioned at the end of most episodes in the early seasons.[1]io:Hopkins, Minnesota