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Anoka County comprises the north portion of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul statistical area, the largest metropolitan area in the state and the 16th-largest in the United States with about 3.64 million residents.
Anoka County, Minnesota. 2100 3rd Avenue. Anoka, MN 55303. Phone: 763-324-4000. Staff Directory
Anoka (/ ə ˈ n oʊ k ə / ə-NOH-kə) is a city in and the county seat of Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 17,142 at the 2010 census. Anoka is the "Halloween Capital of the World" because it hosted one of the first Halloween parades in 1920. It continues to celebrate the holiday each year with several parades.
Anoka County is the fourth-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 363,887. The county seat and namesake of the county is the city of Anoka, which is derived from the Dakota word anoka meaning "on both sides", referring to its location on both banks of the Rum River. Map.
Anoka County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2020, 363,887 people lived there. The county seat is Anoka. References
Jul 1, 2023 · Anoka County, Minnesota; United States. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
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History. Early Settlement. The two rivers, Rum and Mississippi, played an integral part in Anoka’s settlement. Father Lewis Hennepin first visited this area in 1680 and settlers came to stay in 1844. Prior to the 1800’s, the area surrounding Anoka was claimed by the Dakota, but later the Ojibwa pushed the Dakota westward across the Mississippi.
