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Fridley is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 29,590 at the 2020 census. [3] It was first settled as a place named Manomin where Rice Creek flows into the Mississippi river and the Red River Oxcart trail crosses the creek. Fridley was incorporated in 1949 as a village and became a city in 1957.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.549 square miles (68.76 km 2), of which 26.076 square miles (67.54 km 2) is land and 0.473 square miles (1.23 km 2), or 1.89% are water. [2] The Mississippi River forms the eastern boundary of the city, separating it from Coon Rapids and Fridley in Anoka County.
Manomin County was a county in Minnesota that existed separately for 13 years from 1857 to 1869. [1] The land was originally split off from Ramsey County. [2] When it was formed, it was the smallest county in the United States at roughly 16 square miles. [3] It comprised the Fridley Township, named for Minnesota legislator Abram M. Fridley. [4]
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Chisago County (/ ʃ ɪ ˈ s ɑː ɡ oʊ / shi-SAH-goh) [2] is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.The county covers an area of 442 square miles (1,140 square kilometers) and, as of the 2020 Census, had a population of 56,621 people.
The city park system resides in mostly low lying and former swampland areas that was unsuitable for building. Huset Park is the main park in the city. Prestemon, Gauvitte and McKenna Parks were all named for members of the first city council in 1921. Ava Ostrander, first woman elected to the council in 1924, also has a park named for her.
Abram McCormick "A. M." Fridley [1] (1817 in Painted Post, New York – March 26, 1888 in Fridley, Minnesota) was a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and was the namesake of Fridley Township, Minnesota, which later became the city of Fridley, Minnesota. Fridley was a Winnebago Indian agent, a lawyer ...
Minnesota USA: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-5179-0549-1. Siah L. St. Clair was director of Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley, Minnesota, for thirty-five years. He serves on the board of directors of the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis and has been involved in state and national environmental education and interpretation programs.