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Edina (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell, Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 53,494 at the 2020 census,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> making it the 18th most populous city in Minnesota.

Edina began as a small farming and milling community along Minnehaha Creek in the 1860s and became one of Minneapolis's first incorporated suburbs in 1888. After years of being a streetcar suburb, Edina saw expanded development as a car-centric suburb in the 1950s and 1960s.

The city is known for its shopping, parks, and high quality of life and also has the nation's oldest indoor mall, the Southdale Center.<ref name="Hardwick">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

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Minnehaha Grange Hall
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Ruins of Edina Mill next to Minnehaha Creek
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Edina Cinema, a theater in downtown Edina that opened in 1934<ref name=EdinaCinema>Edina Cinema. cinematreasures.org. Retrieved October 9, 2017.</ref>

SettlementEdit

Edina began as part of Richfield Township, Minnesota. By the 1870s, 17 families, most of them immigrating as a result of the Great Famine of Ireland, had come to Minnesota and claimed land in the southwest section of what was then Richfield Township.<ref name="edinachapterhistorybook">Template:Cite book</ref> They were followed by settlers from New England and Germany, who claimed additional land near Minnehaha Creek.<ref name="settler-nationality">Template:Cite book</ref> The Baird and Grimes neighborhoods (both listed on the National Register of Historic Places) and the Country Club District (then known as Waterville Mills) in northeastern Edina were among the first areas to be established. The area then known as the Cahill Settlement, at West 70th Street and Cahill Road, was also an early community center and the home of Cahill School.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 1888, the township's residents held a meeting to consider founding a new village, thus separating themselves from Richfield Township. The idea was accepted and a committee was established to oversee the transition.<ref name="City of Edina">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

NamingEdit

After the decision was made to form a new village, debate ensued about the new village's name. Several town meetings were held in the Minnehaha Grange Hall, during which the names Hennepin Park, Westfield, and Edina were suggested. Minutes taken by Henry F. Brown, a farmer and future owner (1889) of the Edina Mill, are summarized as follows:

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At the next meeting, the name Edina was chosen with a vote of 47 for and 42 against.<ref name="City of Edina" />

A prevailing myth about the decision to name the new village Edina is that two opposing communities—the Irish Cahill community and the Scottish Mill community—fought about whether to give the community an Irish name (Killarney Lakes) or a Scottish one (Edina). But the 1860 census indicates that there were no Scottish people in Edina in 1860, and only a couple were present at the time of Edina's founding (1888).<ref name="settler-nationality" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The name "Edina" may also come from the language of the nearby Dakota tribe. The word Template:Langx means "to catch fire."<ref name="dakota name">Template:Cite journal</ref>

MorningsideEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The first suburban development in Edina occurred during the early 1900s in Morningside, a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the village. As Morningside grew, conflict arose between its residents who wanted more city services, and the residents of the rest of the village who wanted to maintain Edina's rural character. As a result of that conflict, Morningside seceded from Edina in 1920 and became a separate village.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1966, however, the Village of Morningside once again became part of Edina.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Early settlementEdit

Edina was not the first settlement in its location. According to historian Deborah Morse-Kahn, the Quaker village that existed where Edina would be built included African American families of Civil War veterans and freed slaves "became very involved in community life—especially as farmland owners, civic and cultural leaders."<ref name=morsekahn>Template:Cite book</ref> At the November 1898 general election, J. Frank Wheaton, a Republican African American, was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 42, which included all of Edina. Wheaton beat his white Democratic opponent in every Minneapolis city ward and in every village within the legislative district, including Edina, even though the legislative district had only approximately 100 African American residents out of a total of 40,000 residents.<ref>William D. Green, Degrees of Freedom, The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865-1912, Univ. of Minn. Press, 2015, p. 235-243</ref>

Early developmentEdit

In the early 20th century suburban development brought discriminatory policies that led to nearly all of the African Americans who had been living in Edina to move away.

Historian James W. Loewen described the suburb as a sundown town.<ref name="pagefromthepast" /><ref name="smetanka">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Loewen20052">Template:Cite book</ref> Researchers point in particular to Samuel Thorpe's development of the Country Club Historic District, which used deed restrictions as means to exclude non-whites, stating explicitly that:

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Other developments, like that built by N. P. Dodge Corporation just a mile away, followed suit in attempting to protect land values through racial policies.<ref name=abouttown>Template:Cite journal</ref> Though the Supreme Court ruled these kinds of discriminatory housing clauses unenforceable in its Shelley v. Kraemer decision of 1948, reports of discrimination persisted through the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name=morsekahn/><ref name=pagefromthepast>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to the Edina Historical Society's story about the first black family in Morningside (then a separate village) in 1960, attempts to keep them out included tactics like trying "to get [their] lot condemned for drainage."<ref name=pagefromthepast/> In response, then-mayor Ken Joyce wrote a note dismissing the drainage concern and challenging citizens "to live the Golden Rule". Shortly thereafter the village voted in favor of inclusion.<ref name=pagefromthepast/>

Jewish residents were also affected by exclusionary deed covenants. In the 1960s, some residents boasted that Edina had "Not one Negro and not one Jew."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

GeographyEdit

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Residential areas comprise the largest portion of the city, which is now more than 95 percent developed.

Within Edina are many different neighborhoods; Highlands, Indian Hills, Morningside, Country Club District, Cahill Village, Chapel Hill, South Harriet Park, Interlachen, Rolling Green, Presidents, Sunnyslope, White Oaks, Parkwood Knolls, Braemar Hills, Birchcrest, Dewey Hill and Hilldale.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DemographicsEdit

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2020 censusEdit

Edina, Minnesota - Demographic Profile
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% 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 44,367 41,535 42,158 93.55% 86.64% 78.81%
Black or African American alone (NH) 527 1,424 1,892 1.11% 2.97% 3.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 61 78 91 0.18% 0.16% 0.17%
Asian alone (NH) 1,408 2,914 4,809 2.97% 6.08% 8.99%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 11 16 7 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 48 88 231 0.10% 0.18% 0.43%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 464 785 2,304 0.98% 1.64% 4.31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 539 1,101 2,002 1.14% 2.30% 3.74%
Total 47,425 47,941 53,494 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2010 censusEdit

As of the census of 2010, there were 47,941 people, 20,672 households, and 12,918 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 22,560 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 88.1% White, 3.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 6.1% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 2.3% of the population.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

There were 20,672 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 45.2 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 29.6% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

According to 2012–2016 estimates, the median household income was $91,847 and per capita income was $65,245. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $424,500.

ReligionEdit

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|CitationClass=web }}</ref> A ECLC June 25, 2023 Sunday service live stream went viral online when during the Sunday service co-pastor Anna Helgen lead the congregation in a “sparkle creed” prayer in honor of LGBT Pride Month in which God is described as “nonbinary” and Jesus as having “two dads.”<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

PoliticsEdit

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Edina city hall and police department, rebuilt in 2004

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EconomyEdit

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Southdale Center

Edina serves as headquarters for several large companies: Jerry's Foods, Lund Food Holdings, Edina Realty, Regis Corporation,<ref>Contact Us Template:Webarchive. Regis Corporation. Retrieved on January 26, 2011. "Our corporate address: Regis Corporation 7201 Metro Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55439"</ref> Dairy Queen,<ref>"Corporate Offices Template:Webarchive." Dairy Queen. Retrieved on May 12, 2010. "International Dairy Queen Corporation 7505 Metro Blvd. Minneapolis, MN 55439-0286" "Orange Julius of America 7505 Metro Blvd. Minneapolis, MN 55439-0286"</ref> and Orange Julius.<ref>"Street Map Template:Webarchive." City of Edina. Retrieved on May 12, 2010.</ref>

The town's most notable shopping centers are Southdale Center,<ref name=Economist>Retailing The Economist, December 19, 2007, June 12, 2009.</ref> Galleria Edina, and 50th & France, which is shared with Minneapolis.

According to the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the top ten largest employers in the city are: Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina Public Schools, the City of Edina, BI Worldwide, Regis, Barr Engineering, Lund Food Holdings, International Dairy Queen Inc., SunOpta, Edina Realty, and FilmTec Corporation, respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SportsEdit

Due in part to its strong boys and girls ice hockey programs, Edina was named by ESPN in 2020 as the "center of the center" of the American ice hockey universe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2016, Edina's Braemar Ice Rink has hosted Da Beauty League, a 4-on-4 ice hockey league with rosters made up of current NHL, AHL, ECHL, and college hockey players wishing to maintain their offseason playing shape.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In December 1979, the first bandy game in the USA was played at Lewis Park Bandy Rink in Edina. It was a friendly game between the Swedish junior national team and Swedish club team Brobergs IF.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Parks and recreationEdit

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Overlooking the 12th hole on Braemar Golf Course

ParksEdit

Edina's parkland and open space total more than Template:Convert. The Edina Park and Recreation Department oversees 44 parks, which include amenities such as baseball, football and soccer fields; softball diamonds; basketball and tennis courts; outdoor skating rinks; playground equipment for young children; and picnic shelters. The department also maintains Template:Convert of scenic pathways for bicycling, walking, jogging, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Besides overseeing the parks, the Edina Park & Recreation Department is also responsible for the operation of 10 arts, community, and recreation facilities within the city including Braemar Golf Course, Braemar Ice Rink, Centennial Lakes Park, and Edinborough Park.

Three Rivers Park District, Hennepin County's regional park board, operates the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail through Edina.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

WaterwaysEdit

Two prominent Twin Cities waterways, Minnehaha Creek and Nine Mile Creek, make their way through Edina on their ways to the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers respectively. Both are sites for major regional parks and trails.

Country clubsEdit

There are two country clubs located in Edina, the Edina Country Club and the Interlachen Country Club.

EducationEdit

Public schoolsEdit

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Edina Public Schools is the public school district (ISD 273) that serves Edina. It enrolls approximately 8,500 K–12 students<ref name="District Overview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and is served by 1,139 teachers and support staff.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Edina has one high school, Edina High School. The area is served by two middle schools: (South View Middle School and Valley View Middle School) and six elementary schools (Concord, Creek Valley, Cornelia, Highlands, Countryside, and Normandale).

Private schoolsEdit

There are two private schools in Edina: Our Lady of Grace Catholic School and Golden Years Montessori

CollegesEdit

The Minnesota State University, Mankato satellite campus.

InfrastructureEdit

TransportationEdit

Many major highways run through or are close to Edina, making it readily accessible to those within the metropolitan area. Minnesota State Highways 62 and 100 divide the City into four sections. U.S. Route 169 and Minnesota State Highway 100 extend north and south. Interstate 494 and Minnesota State Highway 62 extend east and west.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

TransitEdit

Before streetcar service was abandoned in 1954, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's Lake Minnetonka Line went through Edina paralleling 44th Street on dedicated right-of-way. After streetcar service was abandoned, the right-of-way was developed as single family housing. Template:Citation needed

Bus serviceEdit

Metro Transit, the Twin Cities regional transit authority, operates daytime buses in Edina, primarily along France Avenue and through business parks along Interstate 494.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Edina's Southdale Transit Center is one of the southwest Twin Cities primary transit hubs.

The E Line, an arterial BRT route, is currently planned to travel from the University of Minnesota through Downtown Minneapolis and Uptown to the Southdale Transit Center in Edina. It is expected to be operational by 2026.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Commuter railEdit

The Dan Patch Line and successor Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway operated interurban service through Edina until 1942. Although in poor condition and rated for speeds less than 35 mph, the tracks are still used by freight trains. Under the Dan Patch Corridor proposal, commuter trains would operate between Minneapolis and Northfield with a station in Edina. A feasibility study was conducted in 2000 and found that ridership would be high but there would be a significant cost to upgrade the corridor for commuter trains. Due to this and strong opposition from residents living near the rail line, the proposal was put on hold until other commuter rail lines could be built. In 2002 a legislative gag order was placed on the project, which forbid the Metropolitan Council, MnDOT, and county rail authorities from discussing, studying, and building commuter rail on the Dan Patch Line.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2017 the Edina City Council conducted a study on the pros and cons of passenger rail on the Dan Patch Line. The conclusion was to not pursue passenger rail at that time (as of 2018). The legislativ gag order was repealed by the Minnesota Legislature on May 21, 2023.

Notable peopleEdit

The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city of Edina:

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In popular cultureEdit

  • The interior of a 1950s rambler in Edina's Highlands neighborhood was used in the Coen brothers' 2009 film A Serious Man.<ref>A little piece of Hollywood, September 11, 2008 Edina Sun Current newspaper</ref>
  • Lead singer Craig Finn from the band The Hold Steady is from Edina and has made several allusions to the town in their songs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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ReferencesEdit

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