Edina

Edina, Minnesota
—  City  —
Seal
location in Hennepin County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°53′44″N 93°21′17″W / 44.89556°N 93.35472°W / 44.89556; -93.35472
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
Founded	1860s
Incorporated	1888
Government
- Mayor	James B. Hovland
Area
- City	16.0 sq mi (41.5 km2)
- Land	15.7 sq mi (40.8 km2)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.87%
Elevation	922 ft (281 m)
Population (2000)
- City	47,425
- Density	3,011.1/sq mi (1,162.6/km2)
- Metro	2,968,805
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	55410, 55416, 55424, 55435, 55436, 55439, 55343
Area code(s)	952
FIPS code	27-18188[1]
GNIS feature ID	0643177[2]
Website	www.cityofedina.com

Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s and is today a 95 percent developed metropolitan community.^[3] The population was 47,425 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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. Minnesota State Highway 7 is within three miles (5 km) of the city. Interstate 394 is within five miles.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.5 km² (16.0 mi²). 40.8 km² (15.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.87%) is water. Residential areas comprise the largest portion of the City, which is now more than 95 percent developed. Within Edina are many different neighborhoods, including Highlands, Indian Hills, Viking Hills, Morningside, Country Club District, Cahill Village, South Harriet Park, Interlachen, Rolling Green, Sunnyslope, White Oaks, Parkwood Knolls and Hilldale to name a few.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 47,425 people, 20,996 households, and 12,870 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,162.6/km² (3,011.4/mi²). There were 21,669 housing units at an average density of 531.2/km² (1,376.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.28% White, 1.15% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.99% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. 21.9% were of German, 14.4% Norwegian, 10.2% Irish, 9.3% Swedish and 8.4% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 20,996 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

According to a 2007 estimate^{[citation needed]}, the median income for a household in the city was $76,805, and the median income for a family was $114,673. Males had a median income of $67,011 versus $41,742 for females. The per capita income for the city was $44,195. About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Population statistics

1. ^ Estimate

History

Settlement

Edina began as part of Richfield Township, Minnesota. In the 1850s, 17 families, most of them immigrating as a result of the potato famine in Ireland, came to Minnesota and claimed land in the southwest section of what was then Richfield Township. They were followed by English and Scottish farmers, who claimed additional land near Minnehaha Creek. The Baird and Grimes and Country Club Districts (both which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places), are located in the northeast part of Edina and were among the first areas to be established.

In 1888, the residents of the township held a meeting to consider founding a new village, thus separating themselves from Richfield Township. The idea was favorably accepted by those within the community and a committee was established to oversee the transition.

Naming

Minnehaha Grange Hall

Ruins of Edina Mill next to Minnihaha Creek

After the decision was made to form a new village, a debate ensued regarding the naming of the new village. 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^[4]:

At the next meeting, the name Edina was finally chosen with a vote of 47 for and 42 against.

There has been a prevailing myth about the decision to name the new village Edina, which states 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 name (Edina). The 1860 census, however, 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).

Morningside

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. In 1966, however, the Village of Morningside once again became part of Edina.

Edina today

Edina city hall and police department, renovated in 2004

Today, many of the street names in Edina are named after families whose farms once occupied that area, for example: Grimes Avenue, Code Avenue, Gleason (Gleeson) Road, Cooper Avenue and Wyman Avenue.

Edina has a reputation for being one of the most affluent suburbs of Minneapolis^[5]. Edina citizens are considered wealthy (e.g. median household income for 1999 in Edina was $66,019^[6], compared to $37,974 for Minneapolis and $47,111 for the state of Minnesota^[7]), which led to the once derogatory term of "cake eaters" (a reference to the "Let them eat cake" quote misattributed to Marie Antoinette). The term is now largely used in jest in regional sports rivalries. Such usage can be seen, for example, in the Disney film, The Mighty Ducks, in which the term is used in reference to the Adam Banks character.Up until the 1960's, the name "cake eater" had been attributed to the Washburn (Minneapolis) Millers, a high school located in a prosperous neighborhood of nearby Minneapolis.

Edina is home to a few billionaires, most notably Richard M. Schulze and the late Carl Pohlad^[8][9].

Education

Public schools

For a detailed article see Edina Public Schools

Most of Edina is in Independent School District (ISD) 273, which serves children primarily from Edina. There are approximately 7500 K-12 students served by 1139 teachers and support staff in six elementary schools (Grades K-5), two middle schools (Grades 6-9), and one senior high school (Grades 10-12). The district administrative offices are located at the Edina Community Center.

Edina High School is often listed in the top 100 schools in the United States in academics (most recently in Newsweek, 2007^[10]). Additionally, EHS has been listed in the top 10 in sports (number 8 in a Sports Illustrated review of over 30,000 schools), the top 15 in debate, the top 40 in music, and has won national awards in writing and other areas. A recent study showed that 100% of EHS students graduate, that 96% of EHS grads go to college and that 85% of Edina High School graduates completed college within 5 yrs after high school graduation. A recent follow-up study showed that ten years after graduation from Edina High School 46% of EHS graduates had obtained advanced postgraduate degrees or were pursuing graduate degrees at the time of the study. The elementary and junior high schools have won many national and state excellence awards. French immersion programs are offered at one elementary school, Normandale, starting in kindergarten ^[11]. The high school offers six years of French and Spanish, five years of Latin, Russian, and German, four of Japanese, and three of Chinese and American Sign Language.^[12]

Private schools

There are three private schools in Edina. Our Lady of Grace (OLG), which is a Catholic school that serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade, St. Peters Lutheran School, and Calvin Christian School.

Colleges

Cardinal Stritch University, Devry University, Minnesota State University, Mankato education site, Minnesota School of Business, Broadview Institute and the Keller Graduate School of Management are located in Edina.

Places of Worship

• Calvary Church (Christian Reformed), 5300 France Avenue South, Edina website
• Calvary Lutheran Church (ELCA), 6817 Antrim Road, Edina website
• Chapel Hills United Church of Christ, 6512 Vernon Ave., Edina website
• Christ Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), 6901 Normandale Road, Edina website
• Church of St. Patrick (Catholic), 6820 St. Patricks Lane, Edina website
• Colonial Church, 6200 Colonial Way, Edina website
• Creek Valley Church, 6400 Tracy Ave., Edina website
• Cross View Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), 6645 McCauley Trail, Edina website
• Edina Community Lutheran Church (ELCA), 4113 West 54th Street, Edina website
• Edina Covenant Church (Evangelical Covenant Church), 4201 W. 50th St., Edina website
• Edina Morningside Community Church (UCC), 4201 Morningside Rd., Edina website
• Good Samaritan United Methodist Church, 5730 Grove St., Edina website
• Grace Gospel Bible Church, 4015 Inglewood Ave., Edina website
• Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, 6305 Tracy Ave., Edina
• Normandale Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA), 6100 Normandale Rd, Edina website
• Our Lady of Grace Church & School (Catholic), 5071 Eden Ave., Edina Parish Website School Website
• St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 6716 Gleason Rd., Edina website
• St. Peter's Lutheran Church & School (Missouri Synod), 5421 France Ave. S., Edina website
• St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 4439 W. 50th Street, Edina website
• Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA), 500 Blake Rd. S., Edina website
• Wooddale Church - Edina Campus, 5532 Wooddale Ave., Edina website

Economy

Southdale Center

50th & France

Jerry's Foods

Shopping

Edina has numerous retail shopping centers, including Southdale Center,.^[13][14] Other shopping centers include the Galleria, Yorktown and Centennial Lakes Plaza. The city shares another thriving commercial area at West 50th Street and France Avenue South with Minneapolis, known as "50th & France."

Edina has only municipal liquor stores; no other liquor stores are allowed. Edina maintains three liquor stores, which are located at 50th & France, Southdale (York Ave.), and Vernon & Interlachen Blvd.

Hotels

There are two hotels in Edina: the Residence Inn by Marriott which is adjacent to Edinborough Park, and the Westin Edina Galleria Hotel & Residences^[15] at 69th Street and York Avenue. A 7-story Aloft hotel is to be built by Starwood Hotels and Resorts, near Highway 100 and 77th Street, by the year 2018.^[16] The lack of hotels in Edina dates back to the early 1930s when Edina was still officially a "dry" city. There are several hotels in a region several blocks north of I-494; this area was once part of Edina. After successful petitioning, the area was annexed to Bloomington, which allowed alcohol sales at the time.

Recreation

Overlooking the 12th hole on Braemar Golf Course

Parks

Edina's parkland and open space totals more than 1,550 acres (6.3 km²). 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 eight miles (13 km) of scenic pathways for bicycling, walking, jogging, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

Besides overseeing the parks, the Edina Park and Recreation Department is also responsible for the operation of 10 facilities within the city:

• Arneson Acres Park
• Braemar Golf Courses
• Braemar Golf Dome
• Braemar Ice Rink
• Centennial Lakes Park
• Edina Aquatic Center
• Edina Art Center
• Edina Senior Center
• Edinborough Park
• Fred Richards Golf Course
• Normandale Park

Notable Edinans

The following people were born in, or have resided in, Edina:

• Dr. Hreidar Agustsson - one of the original doctors at Southdale Pediatrics, Edina, and first pediatrician in Minnesota to conduct a blood exchange involving babies who had a blood type incompatible with their mother. Graduated in 1944 from medical school in Reykjavik, Iceland and earned a Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship to the University of Minnesota where he specialized in pediatrics.
• Lynsey Bartilson - Actress^[17]
• Dorothy Benham - Miss America, 1977^[18]
• Ward Brehm - Chairman and Founder, The Brehm Group, Inc.
• Steve Brehm -President (founder) and CEO of Berry Coffee Company
• Paris Bennett - American Idol Contestant^[19]
• Annie Griffiths Belt - photographer in residence National Geographic
• David Bloom - television journalist, NBC news reporter
• Curt Carlson - founder of Carlson Companies
• Nancy Carlson - children's author and illustrator
• Leeann Chin- founder of Leeann Chin Chinese Cuisine
• Julia Duffy - actress, famous for playing the role of Stephanie on Newhart^[20]
• Brett Favre - Quarter Back for the Minnesota Vikings, three time AP MVP awards winner, NFC and Super Bowl XXXI champion
• Craig Finn - lead singer / rhythm guitarist of The Hold Steady
• Mardy Fish - professional tennis player
• Ric Flair - professional wrestler
• Vince Flynn - author
• Tim Foecke - scientist and author
• Stanford Freese - Talent Booking Director for Walt Disney Resorts
• Judith Guest - novelist and screenwriter
• Richard Hackborn - Executive Vice President, Hewlett-Packard (Retired)
• Colleen Hitchcock - Author & Poet, Rabbit Heart (Simon & Schuster)
• Zak Jensen, mixed martial artist, born in Edina.
• Caroline Kaiser - actress, Jingle All The Way, Herman, USA, Old Explorers ^[21]
• Nancy E. Lindborg - President, Mercy Corps.
• Dr. John H. Linner - Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota. Author of "Normandy to Okinawa", a compilation of photographs and historical overview during his service as Lieutenant in the US Navy Medical Corps and ship photographer aboard the LST-6and USS Rankin (AKA-103).^[22]
• Hilary Lunke - professional golfer (Won 2003 U.S. Women's Open)
• Nancy A. Madden - President and CEO, Success for All Foundation, Prof. John Hopkins University
• James Manley, Ph.D - Prof. of Life Sciences at Columbia University
• Marilyn Carlson Nelson - Chairman and CEO of Carlson Companies
• Bill Nyrop - ice hockey player (Three National Hockey League Stanley Cup championships with Montreal Canadiens, 1976–1978)
• Donald Nyrop - U.S. Administrator of Civil Aeronautics (now the Federal Aviation Administration) and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board (now National Transportation Safety Board) under President Harry S. Truman in the early 1950s. President, CEO and chairman of the board of Northwest Airlines from 1954–1976.
• Barbara Peterson - Miss USA, 1976^[23]
• Paul Peterson - Member of The Family and The Time, musician and producer PetersonMusic
• Mary Pawlenty - First Lady of Minnesota, Attorney, First District Judge from 1994 – 2007. Received the distinguished "Patrick Henry Award" from the National Guard Association of the United States and Order of St. Maurice Civis Award from The National Infantry Association in 2005.
• Polly Peterson - Miss Minnesota USA, 1981
• Carl Pohlad- owner, Minnesota Twins
• Jenny Potter - ice hockey player (1998 Winter Olympics Gold Medal)
• Kirby Puckett- center fielder for the Minnesota Twins from 1984 - 1995, led the Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991
• Kaylin Richardson - World Cup Alpine Skier (2006 Olympic Team Member)
• Richard M. Schulze - founder and chairman of Best Buy
• Jack A. Thommen - Renowned tennis player and youth athletic booster. Inducted into the US Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2007. USTA Nortern
• Robert Ulrich - chairman and former C.E.O. of Target Corp.
• Paul Westerberg - leader of The Replacements and major solo artist
• Christopher Straub - fashion designer and former contestant on Project Runway 6.

Edina in Popular Culture

• The interior of Edina's former City Hall/Police Station building (now demolished and rebuilt) was filmed as the police station in the Coen brothers' 1996 film Fargo.^[24]

• One of the baseball fields at Countryside Park was used in the opening scenes of the movie Little Big League.^[25] The umpire can clearly be seen wearing an Edina Athletic Association shirt.

• Several scenes from Jingle All the Way, a Christmas movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, were filmed in an Edina neighborhood near Arden Park.^[26]

• In Disney's The Mighty Ducks, controversial star player Adam Banks hails from Edina.

• The interior of a 1950s rambler in Edina's Highlands neighborhood will be used in the Coen brothers' 2009 film A Serious Man.^[27]

• Edina's Southdale Center hosted the premiere of the Will Smith film, Seven Pounds on December 12, 2008.^[28]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Community Profile, City of Edina
4. ^ From Settlement to Suburb: The History of Edina, Minnesota by Paul Hesterman, Published by the Edina Historical Society, 1988
5. ^ Historical Contexts Study, City of Edina
6. ^ U.S. Census Burea Quickfacts, City of Edina
7. ^ U.S. Census Burea Quickfacts, City of Minneapolis
8. ^ Pohlad 1, Carl Pohlad, Edina, MN
9. ^ Pohlad 2, Carl Pohlad 2006 FEC filing listing Edina, MN as home address
10. ^ Newsweek, America's Top Public High Schools
11. ^ "School Facts", "Normandale Elementary French Immersion School" 2004.
12. ^ Edina High School Profile 2006-2007
13. ^ Retailing, The Economist, December 19, 2007, June 12, 2009.
14. ^ History of the Southdale Shopping Center, History of Southdale
15. ^ The Westin Edina Galleria Hotel & Residences
16. ^ Work on Gateway Project in Edina begins
17. ^ Lynsey Bartilson - IMDb
18. ^ Miss America History - 1977
19. ^ Paris Bennett former EHS student, Paris Bennett former EHS student
20. ^ Ego Really Isn't Her Thing
21. ^ Caroline Kaiser - IMDb
22. ^ About Town: Official Magazine of the City of Edina; Autumn, 2008; page 37-38
23. ^ Miss USA - Hometowns of the Winners
24. ^ City hall in Fargo, IMDB: Fargo Filming Locations
25. ^ Little Big League Filming Locations
26. ^ IMDB: Jingle All the Way Filming Locations
27. ^ A little piece of Hollywood, September 11, 2008 Edina Sun Current newspaper
28. ^ Twin Cities gets blast of Will (Smith) power

External links

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