Saint Bonifacius | |
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![]() Location of Saint Bonifacius within Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Hennepin |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kerry Taylor[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
• Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,307 |
• Density | 2,220.40/sq mi (857.00/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 27-56770 |
Website | www |
Saint Bonifacius, often stylized as St. Bonifacius, is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, 25 miles west of Minneapolis. Settled in the 1850s, the town has a combination of rural and exurban features. It is completely surrounded by Minnetrista, Minnesota, and is close to the county line with Carver County. It hosted a Nike Hercules battery during the Cold War, one of four protecting Minneapolis–Saint Paul from Soviet bombers.
The population was 2,283 at the 2010 census.[3] The Dakota Rail Regional Trail runs through town.