Saint Bonifacius | |
|---|---|
 Location of Saint Bonifacius within Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kerry Taylor[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,307 |
| • Density | 2,220.40/sq mi (857.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-56770 |
| Website | www |
Saint Bonifacius, often stylized as St. Bonifacius, is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, 25 miles west of Minneapolis. Settled in the 1850s, the town has a combination of rural and exurban features. It is completely surrounded by Minnetrista, Minnesota, and is close to the county line with Carver County. It hosted a Nike Hercules battery during the Cold War, one of four protecting Minneapolis–Saint Paul from Soviet bombers.
The population was 2,283 at the 2010 census.[3] The Dakota Rail Regional Trail runs through town.
- ^ "Welcome to Our Website". ci.st-bonifacius.mn.us.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011.[dead link]