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Champlin
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Location of the city of Champlin
within Hennepin County, Minnesota |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1859 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1971 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.71 sq mi (22.55 km2) |
| • Land | 8.15 sq mi (21.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) 6.41% |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 23,919 |
| • Estimate
(2022)
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23,112 |
| • Density | 2,934.49/sq mi (1,133.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
55316
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| Area code(s) | 763 |
| FIPS code | 27-10846 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0641097 |
| Sales tax | 8.525% |
Champlin (/ˈtʃæmplən/ CHAMP-lən) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,919 at the 2020 census. Champlin is a northern suburb of Minneapolis.
U.S. Highway 169 and Hennepin County Road 12 (CR 12) are two of the main routes in Champlin.
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Geography
Champlin lies along the Mississippi River, surrounded by the cities of Anoka, Dayton, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove and Coon Rapids, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Minneapolis.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 8.73 square miles (22.61 km2), of which 8.17 square miles (21.16 km2) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2) is water.
The average elevation is 875 feet (267 m) above sea level, and the Mississippi River is approximately one-eighth of a mile wide throughout Champlin.
History
The Champlin area was first settled when Father Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan priest from whom Hennepin County gets its name, Michael Accult, and Peter Dulay were captured by Lakota Indians. An Indian trading post was later established in the area. Charles Miles created the first permanent settlement in what came to be named Marshall Township. In 1859, it was split into two towns, Champlin and Dayton.
Champlin's name came from U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Champlin. He was active in the war against England and Canada in 1812 and in the establishment of the Canadian–United States boundary. He died in 1870 in Buffalo, New York.
On August 30, 1853, Stephen Champlin's daughter, Eliza Ellen Champlin, married John B. Cook, a partner of Minnesota's Alexander Ramsey. Cook never resided in Champlin, but he was involved in real estate transactions there and in its incorporation. In 1947, part of the former Champlin Township was incorporated to form the village of Champlin, and on January 2, 1971, as the result of a petitioned order from the Minnesota Municipal Commission, Champlin Township and the village of Champlin consolidated to form the city of Champlin.
Education
The Champlin area is served by Anoka-Hennepin School District 11, with four primary schools, Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science, Oxbow Creek Elementary, Jackson Middle School, and Champlin Park High School. All the schools are clustered in a neighborhood near the intersection of 109th Avenue North and Douglas Avenue North. Oxbow Creek Elementary School is in Brooklyn Park.
Champlin Elementary School was built in 1938 to serve the primary educational needs of Champlin's schoolchildren. It served approximately 350 students in the 1st through 5th grades each year—about 1/3 as many as the newer Oxbow Creek Elementary, about 3 miles (4.8 km) away. Champlin Elementary School received students directly from the Park View Early Childhood Center (converted to the Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science in 2011). It closed in 2010, due to financial cuts in the district, and has been put up for sale by the city. It merged with Riverview Elementary School to make the Champlin–Brooklyn Academy of Math and Environmental Science. Students began attending the new school during the 2010–11 school year.
Champlin Park High School is one of the state's largest high schools, with approximately 2,975 students in 9th through 12th grades. It is in the Northwest Suburban Conference with large athletic and music programs. Champlin Park High receives students directly from Jackson Middle School.
Jackson Middle School was expanded in 2001 to become one of the state's largest junior high schools. A completely new campus for Oxbow Creek Elementary was built about two blocks southwest of the existing campus. Jackson Middle School then expanded into the former Oxbow Creek Elementary building. In 2006, Jackson Middle School built an observatory, which hosts public viewing nights and provides astronomy education to both its and other Anoka–Hennepin students. Jackson Middle School enrolls approximately 2,356 students in 6th through 8th grades. It receives students directly from Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science, Dayton Elementary School, Oxbow Creek Elementary, and Monroe Elementary.
Oxbow Creek Elementary's new facility opened in 2001. It is an exact match to Rum River Elementary School, as the school district used the same blueprints to build the two at the same time. Oxbow Creek Elementary provides educational services to 1,090 students in kindergarten through 5th grades.
Champlin–Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science, formerly Park View Kindergarten, provides kindergarten through 5th grade math and environmental science education.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 246 | — | |
| 1890 | 325 | 32.1% | |
| 1950 | 828 | — | |
| 1960 | 1,271 | 53.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,275 | 79.0% | |
| 1980 | 9,006 | 295.9% | |
| 1990 | 16,849 | 87.1% | |
| 2000 | 22,193 | 31.7% | |
| 2010 | 23,089 | 4.0% | |
| 2020 | 23,919 | 3.6% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 23,112 | 0.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 198 | — | |
| 1870 | 292 | 47.5% | |
| 1880 | 456 | 56.2% | |
| 1890 | 620 | 36.0% | |
| 1900 | 653 | 5.3% | |
| 1910 | 579 | −11.3% | |
| 1920 | 583 | 0.7% | |
| 1930 | 663 | 13.7% | |
| 1940 | 816 | 23.1% | |
| 1950 | 572 | −29.9% | |
| 1960 | 822 | 43.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,429 | 195.5% | |
| U.S. Census for Champlin Township | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 24,710 people, 8,328 households, and 6,305 families living in the city. The population density was 2,826.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,091.2/km2). There were 8,598 housing units at an average density of 1,052.4 per square mile (406.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.0% White, 4.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 8,328 households, of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18.
The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.5% were from 45 to 64; and 6.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.
Notable people
- Darby Nelson (1940 – 2022), writer and politician, lived in Champlin.
- Kimberly Potter (born June 18, 1972), former Brooklyn Center police officer and veteran since 1995, who accidentally killed 20-year-old Plymouth citizen Daunte Wright was born and raised in Champlin.
Festival
Each year, generally on the second weekend in June, Champlin holds the Father Hennepin Festival. The celebration began in 1976 to recognize Champlin's history.
Recreation
The Champlin Mill Pond is within city limits on the northeast corner of 169 and Hayden Lake Road. It is stocked with several species of panfish by the Minnesota DNR, and has a fishing pier, pavilion and park with picnic tables and grills.
See also
In Spanish: Champlin (Minnesota) para niños
