Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
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Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 35,801 at the 2020 census.[2] The city was formed on March 9, 1965, with the merger of the village of Inver Grove and Inver Grove Township.[5]
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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota | |
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Nickname: Inver Grove | |
Coordinates: 44°50′15″N 93°3′6″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Dakota |
Established | 1852 |
Incorporated | March 9, 1965 |
Government | |
• Type | Weak Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Brenda Dietrich |
Area | |
• Total | 30.22 sq mi (78.27 km2) |
• Land | 27.85 sq mi (72.14 km2) |
• Water | 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2) |
Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 35,801 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 35,701 |
• Density | 1,285.31/sq mi (496.25/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 55076, 55077 |
Area code | 651 |
FIPS code | 27-31076 |
GNIS feature ID | 0645437[4] |
Website | ighmn.gov |
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It is one of 186 cities and townships in the seven-county Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area.[6] Inver Grove Heights is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint Paul; nearby communities are South St. Paul, West St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, Eagan, Newport, and Saint Paul Park (the last two across the Mississippi River).