Editing Maplewood, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|17.99|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|16.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 61]], Minnesota Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 36|36]], and Interstate Highways [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|35E]], [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|94]], [[Interstate 694|694]], and [[Interstate 494|494]] are six of the main routes in the city.

The city has a unique shape, extending 5.9 miles east to west and 10 miles north to south, with a 7.5-mile-long, nearly one-mile-wide southern leg.  The origin of the Maplewood name is unclear, when organized the area was largely prairie and oak savanna. "There are no maple trees in Maplewood" according to the director of the local historical society.
<REF>Greta Kaul, "Why does Maplewood have such an odd shape?", StarTribune, Curious Minnesota, March 1, 2024.</ref>