Orono, Minnesota

Orono
Motto: 
"The Lakeshore City"[1]
Location of Orono within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Location of Orono
within Hennepin County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°58′16″N 93°36′14″W / 44.97111°N 93.60389°W / 44.97111; -93.60389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Founded1889
Incorporated1955
Government
 • MayorBob Tunheim[2]
Area
 • Total
23.98 sq mi (62.12 km2)
 • Land15.92 sq mi (41.22 km2)
 • Water8.07 sq mi (20.90 km2)
Elevation
935 ft (296 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,315
 • Density522.40/sq mi (201.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55300, 55391, 55399, 55356
Area code952
FIPS code27-48580[4]
GNIS feature ID0648996[5]
Websitewww.ci.orono.mn.us

Orono (/ˈɒrəˌn/ ORR-ə-noh, /ˈɒrn/ ORR-noh) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is situated west of Minneapolis on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka. Orono is an affluent municipality that ranks as one of the wealthiest cities in the state.[6]

The population was 7,437 at the 2010 census.[7] Orono is in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area.

  1. ^ "City of Orono Minnesota". City of Orono Minnesota. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "City Council - City of Orono, Minnesota". Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Living in Orono". Niche. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011. [dead link]

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