Fridley, Minnesota
Fridley | |
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Fridley Civic Campus | |
| Nickname: "Friendly Fridley" | |
Interactive map of Fridley | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′03″N 93°15′24″W / 45.08417°N 93.25667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Anoka |
| Incorporated (village) | June 18, 1949 |
| Incorporated (city) | May 23, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.88 sq mi (28.18 km2) |
| • Land | 10.16 sq mi (26.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29,590 |
• Estimate (2022) | 30,289 |
| • Density | 2,911.4/sq mi (1,124.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 55421, 55432 |
| Area code | 763 |
| FIPS code | 27-22814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394826 |
| Website | ci.fridley.mn.us |
Fridley is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 29,590 at the 2020 census. 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. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area as a northern "first-ring" or "inner-ring" suburb. Most of the growth in Fridley occurred between 1950 and 1970. Fridley borders Minneapolis to the southwest. Neighboring first-ring suburbs are Columbia Heights to the south and Brooklyn Center to the west, across the Mississippi River.