Chanhassen, Minnesota
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Chanhassen City. It lies in ZIP code area 55317. The Survey maps it on the Shakopee quadrangle. 25,947 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 968 feet above sea level.
On record in Chanhassen
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Church of St. Hubertus-Catholiclisted 1982
Albertine and Fred Heck Houselisted 2000
Population over time
3 figuresChanhassen grew from 175 to 25,947 between 1900 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 175 | |
| 2010 | 22,952 | |
| 2020 | 25,947 | +2,995 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lake Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Shakopee quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Chanhassen between 2004 and 2013, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | MOUND SPRINGS 3 |
| 10 May 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | UPGRALA 1 |
| 5 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | UPGRALA 1 |
| 28 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chanhassen: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chanhassen in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 18 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flood | Chanhassen | $9,200,000 | Several sources in Carver County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. More than 30 local and county roads were closed due to flooding, including the communities of Chaska, Mayer, Hollywood, Camden, Dahlgren, Young America, Laketown and Watertown. ||The Spring Creek levee failed in Carver. It caused significant mud slides affecting five private properties. In Cologne, 3 private residents had basement flooding. In Victoria, 6-8 homes had flooded basements. In Waconia, 4 homes had flooded basements. ||There were numerous county parks closed and several area lakes had no wake zones due to high water levels. ||During the height of the flooding, all river crossings along the Minnesota River were closed. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Chanhassen | $500,000 | Dozens of homes and vehicles damaged. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Chanhassen | $40,000 | Two inch diameter hail was reported just south of the National Weather Service Office and produced siding damage. After a survey of the houses, approximately 5-10 homes sustained minor damage. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | $10,000 | There were several trees and power lines blown down in Chanhassen. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | $5,000 | A power pole was blown down near the Junction of County Road 61, and Stoughton Avenue in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | $1,000 | There was a social media picture of a large tree that was snapped near the Chanhassen library. |
| July 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Chanhassen | - | A funnel cloud came over the NWS Twin Cities office, followed by a wind gust of 48 mph. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | A measured rainfall report of 4.47 inches in Chanhassen. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | A measured rainfall report of 4.72 inches in Chanhassen. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | A measured rainfall report of 5.53 inches in Chanhassen. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | A measured rainfall report of 4.59 inches in Chanhassen. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Several trees (6 to 12 inches in diameter) were snapped. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | The National Weather Service Office in Chanhassen, measured 2.52 inches of rain in less than 4 hours. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines just south of the Carver, Hennepin County line, just south of Excelsior. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | A measured rainfall report of 4.50 inches fell in less than 3 hours. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | The National Weather Service Office measured 3.14 inches in the last 24 hours. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Chanhassen | - | The NWS in Chanhassen recorded 4.87 inches of rainfall in a six hour period. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Measured with anemometer. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Six inch diameter branch down near Audobon Road and Highway 5. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | Pea to penny sized hail fell at the National Weather Service office on Lake Drive West. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | Dime sized hail covered the ground at the National Weather Service office. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | Nickel sized hail covered the ground at the National Weather Service office. |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Chanhassen | - | Law enforcement reported significant flooding at several city intersections. A bluff slump was reported along Highway 101, but did not impact the roadway. Rainfall totals between the afternoon of the 3rd and morning of the 4th included 5.66 inches 2 miles southwest of Chanhassen, 5.55 inches at the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen, and 3.12 inches in Chaska. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Trees were downed at the intersection of routes 212 and 101. The time was estimated. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Three 250 lb. signs were blown over and 8" limbs were downed at the intersection of highways 212 and 101. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | At NWS Office. Wind driven hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Tree blown down. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Measured at NWS office. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | Measured at NWS forecast office. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Tree blown onto house. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | Several trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Chanhassen | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Chanhassen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1992901 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 641106. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








