Chaska

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Chaska

Total population

28,706

Median home value

$404,700

46.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$110,956

Chaska$111k

National$74k

Founded

1891

Elevation226 m

Land area46.02 km²

Weather57°F · Chance Light Rain

Coordinates44.82°, -93.61°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chaska is a city in and the county seat of Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 27,810 at the 2020 census. An outer ring suburb of the Twin Cities located 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Minneapolis, Chaska is home to the Hazeltine National Golf Club, which has hosted two PGA Championships and the Ryder Cup. The City of Chaska merged with Chaska Township in 2006.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Chaska, MN from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Maurice Stans

American accountant, civil servant (1908–1998)

Stu Bickel

American ice hockey player

Edward Van Sloan

American film character actor (1882–1964)

John Curry

American ice hockey goaltender

Eleanor Gates

American playwright (1875-1951)

Bill Barnes

American baseball player

B

Brandon Ruckdashel

American actor

C

Claire Robling

American politician

G

George F. Sullivan

United States federal judge

G

Gordon Paschka

American football player (1920–1964)

J

Jamal Abu-Shamala

Palestinian basketball player (born 1987)

Jim Lord

American politician (1948-2008)

Jack Bergman

American military official and politician

P

Peter Westerhaus

American football player (born 1992)

P

Phillip Bartlett

American actor (1959-2001)

T

Tim Mattran

player of American football

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Chanhassen
  3.5 mi away · pop. 25,947
• Carver
  4 mi away
• Excelsior
  6.3 mi away
• Greenwood
  7.2 mi away
• Crown College
  8.1 mi away
• Deephaven
  8.9 mi away
• Cologne
  9.5 mi away
• Jordan
  10.6 mi away
• Hopkins
  12.6 mi away
• Edina
  13.3 mi away · pop. 53,494
• Independence
  15 mi away
• Belle Plaine
  15.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chaska

Quality of surface water before implementation of a flood-control project in Chaska, Minnesota

L. H. Tornes · 1981

Minnesota River at Chaska, Minnesota

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. · 1976

Chaska, a Minnesota River city

LaVonne E. Barac · 1976

Minnesota

Eugenia A. Wheeler Goff · 1875

Documenting diversity

Conference on Documenting the Immigrant Experience in the United States of America (1990 Chaska, Minn.). · 1991

The first major

John Feinstein · 2017

Carver County Library System

1994

Jonathan

Jonathan Development Corporation · 1971

Search results from Open Library.