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Mound is a city in western
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, United States. The population was 9,052 at the 2010 census. Mound was the birthplace of the
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, which the eastern part of town sits on. Mound is west of
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, the county seat.


History

According to Melvin Gimmestad's ''Historical Backgrounds of Mound, Minnesota'', "Mound derived its name from the Indian mounds once found within the present day city limits. They were not built by the Dakota Indians, but were made by prehistoric Indians". The former municipality of Island Park, which contained Phelps Island, merged with Mound in 1960. Mound celebrated its centennial in 2012. In May 2022, Julissa Thayer was stopped by police on the intersection at Bartlett Boulevard, after a call was made to report her vehicle, which had a broken back windshield, and was driving on its rim. They found blood on her hands, and tissue in the backseat of her car. Julissa claimed the blood was from "removing a tampon", and the tissue was deer meat. Police then found a bullet hole in the backseat of the car, that suggested a further crime had been committed. They allowed Julissa to return to her apartment, but investigated the vehicle and found a shotgun shell in the cup holder, and in the trunk was a shotgun in plain sight. Next to this shotgun, was the body of her 6-year-old son Eli Hart wrapped up in a blanket, Julissa had shot him five times in the back of the head. Julissa has gone on to claim in court that she is innocent, which has led to a lot of speculation on whether she is guilty, but this speculation (for the most part) ended when more evidence had been brought up. Her google search history consisted of very incriminating things like "How much blood can a 6 year old lose?", "How to fake a car insurance claim?", "payment from life insurance if child dies" and other similar searches. The man who also sold her the shotgun came forward and claimed that she wanted one that "put the biggest hole in something". Julissa's boyfriend at the time, was also arrested but then released after the police realized he had nothing to do with the crime. In February 2023, Julissa would be found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. in court she would say "I"m innocent, f*** you all, you're garbage". Eli's father is now in progress of suing the officials that let Eli be put back in Julissa's care. In 2024, the Eli Hart foundation would be founded by some members of the community. They raised enough money, to replace the Surfside playground, with one in Eli's memory. in July 2024, they opened the "Eli Hart Memorial Playground". Now, the foundation turns their focus to creating awareness and change for children suffering from domestic violence.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. County Roads 15 and 110 are two of the main routes. Lakes in Mound include Black Lake, Dutch Lake, Lake Langdon, Saunders Lake, and Seton Lake.
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encompasses these and many others in the area. Mound has more than 1,000 docks on its various lakes. The lakes geographically define the town's areas, such as Three Points, The Island, The Highlands, Grandview Boulevard and Shirley Hills. Lake Langdon is immediately west of Mound, between an old Great Northern railroad line and Lake Minnetonka. One of its most notable places is an old ice house and grocery store at the east side of the lake. For many years in the 1940s and '50s, the store was owned and operated by Ed and Pete Sollie, uncles of the
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singing group. Other historic places on Lake Langdon's east shore are Our Lady of the Lake parochial school and the Mound Baptist Church, long cared for by Ulrich Eugster, an immigrant to the U.S. from Reute, Switzerland.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 9,052 people, 3,974 households, and 2,444 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 4,379 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.8%
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, 0.9%
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, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 3,974 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were
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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the city was 42.6 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 35% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.


2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 9,435 people, 3,982 households, and 2,560 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,118 housing units at an average density of . The diverse racial makeup of the city was 96.24%
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, 0.64%
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, 0.19% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.04%
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, 0.45% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population. 32.4% were of
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, 14.1% Norwegian, 11.8% Irish, 7.7% Swedish and 6.1% English ancestry. There were 3,982 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were
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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $60,671, and the median income for a family was $68,396. Males had a median income of $44,437 versus $34,125 for females. The
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for the city was $30,309. About 0.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the
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, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.


Economy

The Mound City Council has been working for several years on a project named "Mound Visions". One of the project's goals is to improve business traffic in the city. Some of its recent accomplishments are the Mound Marketplace, the realignment of County Road 15, the Lost Lake Greenway, and the Villas on Lost Lake townhouses.


Education

Because the Westonka School District encompasses Mound, the city is also connected to Spring Park, Orono, St. Bonifacius, and Minnetrista. Mound schools include Grandview Middle School, Hilltop Primary School, Mound–Westonka High School, and Shirley Hills Elementary. The school mascot is the Whitehawk, which was changed from the Mohawk in 1997. Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute.


Infrastructure

The city water system notified customers in 2021 that the water supply had elevated levels of manganese. Mound was served by the Great Northern Railway Hutchinson Line as a commuter stop. It was abandoned in the 1980s during the Burlington Northern era.


Notable people

* Sheldon Beise – All-American fullback on
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's undefeated national championship football teams at the
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, 1934–1935 *
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singing group – Patty, Maxene and LaVerne spent summers in Mound as children from 1918 through 1931, and returned to visit at least one week each July. They visited their uncles Pete and Ed Sollie at their small grocery store, often visited the Mound Casino, and relaxed at the Mound swimming beach, reminiscing about their childhood. * Kevin Sorbo – Actor, born and raised in Mound. * Kris Humphries – Professional basketball player and ex-husband of
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, has a home in Mound on the shores of
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, which was featured on the wedding special of
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. * Henning Linden – U.S. Army Brigadier General during World War II, born in Mound. *
Dennis Frederiksen Dennis Hardy "Fergie" Frederiksen (May 15, 1951 – January 18, 2014) was an American rock singer best known as the former lead singer of Trillion, Angel, LeRoux and Toto, as well as providing backing vocals for Survivor. He contributed to hit ...
- former member of the band Toto. * Christopher O'Malley – President and CEO of LogRhythm & Compuware and Board Director of various companies, born and raised in Mound. * Taylor Matson – Professional ice hockey player


References


External links

*
Mound Westonka Public Schools

Mound Westonka Regional Site
* {{Authority control Cities in Minnesota Cities in Hennepin County, Minnesota