After the mill's closing Burwell continued to live across the road from the mill and was one of the leading citizens of the community until his death in The ownership of the mill changed hands and hopes were raised that the closed mill might resume operation. That was not to be the case. It never reopened. In the back of his diary George Baker wrote, "April 25, They are taking down the old mill at Minnetonka. It was there before I was born," and the Minneapolis Journal, on December 29, , reported on a disastrous fire at the mill at Minnetonka on Christmas Day.
The defunct mill was no more. Despite the prominence of the milling industry in Minnetonka, it was farming that provided the backbone of the township' s economy.
Their Wayzata neighbors, in the ' s, were the Keeslings and Harringtons, from Indiana and Canada. By Minnetonka's population had reached In the decades after additional immigrants arrived from Bohemia, the German states, and the Scandinavian countries.
From the South came two former slave families, the Carpenters and the Aylors. They farmed near Williston Road and Minnetonka Boulevard. For thirty years Mrs. Carpenter was the community's midwife until the family moved at the turn of the century. By the children of the pioneers were supplying Minneapolis and Lake Minnetonka residents with fresh produce from their commercial farming operations.
But excellent transportation facilities to Hopkins and Minneapolis began to transform Minnetonka township's economy. Train service to Minneapolis had been available since the 's and in streetcar service began. The attraction to become a city wage earner was great and rapid transit made it possible. Simultaneously, city dwellers were attracted to Minnetonka and rail service helped to fulfill their hopes as well.
By farmers and land developers had joined their interests and platted more than one dozen residential subdivisions. The two largest subdivisions were along Minnetonka Boulevard, one immediately south of the mills, the other west of Tonkawood Road. Our city streets today still conform to the plans drawn by those developers.
The Charles H. There were two other mills in Minnetonka. The St. Alban's Mill, which was less than 1 mile 2 km downstream from Minnetonka Mills on Minnehaha Creek, operated as a flour mill from to A grist mill built on Purgatory Creek was washed out in a flood shortly after construction. Minnetonka Mills, with its post office and port for Lake Minnetonka, was the principal business and trading center for a large area until the s.
Between and , the area within the original square-mile 93 km 2 township grew smaller as Wayzata , Hopkins , Deephaven , Woodland and Saint Louis Park incorporated or annexed portions of then-Minnetonka Township. Excellent transportation facilities to Hopkins and Minneapolis began to transform the township's economy. Train service to Minneapolis had been available since the s, and in streetcar service began.
The attraction to become a city wage earner was great and rapid transit made it possible. In , as a maneuver to prevent neighboring villages from continuing to annex portions of then-Minnetonka Township, residents in voted to establish a village out of the remaining 28 square miles 73 km 2 , and the area was incorporated as Minnetonka Village.
However, Minnetonka Village lasted only thirteen years. The complexities and the heavy demands of administering a rapidly developing community required professional management and larger representation. In , a city charter was approved to serve the 35, residents. Ridgedale Center is located in Minnetonka. As of the census of , there were 49, people, 21, households, and 13, families residing in the city. The population density was 1, There were 23, housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.
There were 21, households of which The average household size was 2. The median age in the city was 45 years. The gender makeup of the city was Burwell House. The Cargill Lake Office, occupying a former mansion, houses the company's top executives. In , after only 8 years of operation, the sawmill closed. In , a flour and grist mill were constructed and operated until the late s. In , Charles H.
There were two other mills in Minnetonka. The St. Alban's Mill, which was less than 1 mile 2 km downstream from Minnetonka Mills on Minnehaha Creek, operated as a flour mill from to A grist mill built on Purgatory Creek was washed out in a flood shortly after construction. Minnetonka Mills, with its post office and port for Lake Minnetonka, was the principal business and trading center for a large area until the s. Between and , the area within the original square-mile 93 km 2 township grew smaller as Wayzata , Hopkins , Deephaven , Woodland and Saint Louis Park incorporated or annexed portions of then-Minnetonka Township.
Excellent transportation facilities to Hopkins and Minneapolis began to transform the township's economy. Train service to Minneapolis had been available since the s, and in streetcar service began. The attraction to become a city wage earner was great and rapid transit made it possible. In , as a maneuver to prevent neighboring villages from continuing to annex portions of then-Minnetonka Township, residents in voted to establish a village out of the remaining 28 square miles 73 km 2 , and the area was incorporated as Minnetonka Village.
However, Minnetonka Village lasted only thirteen years. The complexities and the heavy demands of administering a rapidly developing community required professional management and larger representation. In , a city charter was approved to serve the 35, residents.
Ridgedale Center is located in Minnetonka. The city of Minnetonka is covered by three independent school districts. Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute. Tanglen Elementary School. Louis Park, Wayzata, and Plymouth. There are three private and parochial schools within Minnetonka's city limits:. As of the census [2] of , there were 49, people, 21, households, and 13, families residing in the city.
The population density was 1, There were 23, housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. There were 21, households of which The average household size was 2. The median age in the city was 45 years.
The gender makeup of the city was As of the census of , there were 51, people, 21, households, and 14, families residing in the city. There were 22, housing units at an average density of Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.
There were 21, households out of which In the city the population was spread out with The median age was 41 years. For every females there were For every females age 18 and over, there were The City Council of Minnetonka consists of the mayor and six council members. Of the six council members, two are elected at large and the remaining four are elected from wards.
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