Excelsior | |
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 Water Street in Excelsior | |
 Location of Excelsior within Hennepin County and the U.S. state of Minnesota | |
  Excelsior  Excelsior | |
| Coordinates: 44°54′12″N 93°33′59″W / 44.90333°N 93.56639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Incorporated | 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Todd Carlson[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,355 |
| • Density | 3,738.10/sq mi (1,444.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 55331 |
| Area code | 952 |
| FIPS code | 27-20078 |
| GNIS feature ID | 643477[3] |
| Website | www |
Excelsior (/ɛkˈsɛlsiər/ ek-SEL-see-ər) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Excelsior's historic commercial district along Water Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the town has many Victorian-era houses.[4] On Lake Minnetonka's southern shore, the community serves as a local tourism destination for shoppers, boaters, and restaurant-goers.
Considered a western suburb of the Twin Cities, Excelsior is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Its population was 2,414 as of the 2020 census.[5] Excelsior's major roadway is Minnesota State Highway 7.
- ^ Excelsior, MN - Official Website - City Council
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Excelsior
- ^ Tribune, Katy Read Star. "Downtown Excelsior, the Steamboat Minnehaha named to the National Register of Historic Places". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Census Reporter". Retrieved May 19, 2022.