Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Nickname: 
Inver Grove
Map
Interactive map outlining Inver Grove Heights
Location of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Location of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°50′15″N 93°3′6″W / 44.83750°N 93.05167°W / 44.83750; -93.05167
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyDakota
Established1852
IncorporatedMarch 9, 1965
Government
 • TypeWeak Mayor–Council
 • MayorBrenda Dietrich
Area
 • Total30.22 sq mi (78.27 km2)
 • Land27.85 sq mi (72.14 km2)
 • Water2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2)
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 • Total35,801
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
35,701
 • Density1,285.31/sq mi (496.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55076, 55077
Area code651
FIPS code27-31076
GNIS feature ID0645437[4]
Websiteighmn.gov

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]

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).

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Explorer Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference About was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Metropolitan Council (May 1, 2008). "Snapshot of the Region". Archived from the original on February 9, 2002. Retrieved September 15, 2008.