Editing Maple Plain, Minnesota (section)

==History==
Maple Plain is named for the many sugar maples in its forests.<ref>{{cite book| last =Upham| first =Warren| authorlink =Warren Upham| title =Minnesota Place Names| publisher =Minnesota Historical Society Press| year =2001| pages =229| url =http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=137| isbn =0-87351-396-7| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20070426051910/http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=137| archivedate =2007-04-26}}</ref> Settlement of the area began in 1854 and revolved around Lake Independence to its north, and its outflow Pioneer Creek. In 1868 and 1869, the St. Paul, Pacific and Manitoba Railroad was built through Maple Plain. By 1871, Maple Plain had a post office. The city was incorporated as a village in 1912. Village water came to the town in 1939, sewer circa 1950, and blacktop in 1961.