Editing Champlin, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Champlin lies along the [[Mississippi River]], surrounded by the cities of [[Anoka, Minnesota|Anoka]], [[Dayton, Minnesota|Dayton]], [[Brooklyn Park, Minnesota|Brooklyn Park]], [[Maple Grove, Minnesota|Maple Grove]] and [[Coon Rapids, Minnesota|Coon Rapids]], {{convert|18|mi|km}} northwest of Minneapolis.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|8.73|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

The average elevation is {{convert|875|ft|m}} above sea level, and the Mississippi River is approximately one-eighth of a mile wide throughout Champlin.