Editing Chanhassen, Minnesota

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{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{for|the card game Chanhassen|James Bond (card game)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Chanhassen, Minnesota
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|leader_name              = Elise Ryan
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|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = June 1852
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|established_date1        = May 11, 1858
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|established_date2        = April 25, 1896
|established_title3       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] as a city
|established_date3        = May 8, 1967
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|population_total         = 25947
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'''Chanhassen''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|æ|n|h|æ|s|ən}} {{respell|SHAN|hass|ən}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> is a city in [[Carver County, Minnesota]], United States. about 16 miles (26 km) southwest of [[Minneapolis]]. A small portion extends into [[Hennepin County, Minnesota | Hennepin County]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Community Classifications|url=https://giswebsite.metc.state.mn.us/mapgallery/pdfs/ThriveMSP/ThriveMSP2040_ComDes-8x11.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=December 2, 2021|website=Met Council MN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130113009/https://giswebsite.metc.state.mn.us/mapgallery/pdfs/ThriveMSP/ThriveMSP2040_ComDes-8x11.pdf |archive-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> Located in the southwest [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] suburbs, there is a mix of suburban residential neighborhoods and rural landscapes. The population was 25,947 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], with a 2024 estimate of 26,469. <ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Chanhassen_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2710918 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The origin of the name comes from the [[Sioux|Dakota]] word ''chanhasen'' meaning "sugar-maple tree" (''chan'', tree; ''haza'', a tree with sap).<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n101 82]}}</ref> The northern metro area [[Hassan Township]] carried the latter morpheme of the word prior to its merger with the city of Rogers to avoid confusion.<ref>{{cite book|title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia|author=Warren Upham, Patricia C.|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|year=2001|isbn=0-87351-396-7}}</ref> Chanhassen merged with Chanhassen Township in 1967, bringing the population to 4,200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/94/History|title = History &#124; Chanhassen, MN - Official Website}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|22.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|20.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.44|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> Although the bulk of Chanhassen is in Carver County, a small portion also extends into Hennepin County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chanhassenmn.gov/government/about-us |title=About Us |website=City of Chanhassen Minnesota |access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 212 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 212]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 5|5]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 41|41]] are three of the main routes in Chanhassen.<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/6930/Chapter-6-Transportation|title=City of Chanhassen 2040 Comprehensive Plan|date=February 1, 2020|publisher=City of Chanhassen, MN|pages=124–126|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref>

Township 116 North, Range 23 West, [[Fifth Principal Meridian]] of the [[Public Land Survey System]].{{discuss}}<!--what is this sentence fragment about?-->

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Chanhassen, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1996&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 62
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 95
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 67

|Jan avg record high F = 41.5
|Feb avg record high F = 44.5
|Mar avg record high F = 62.5
|Apr avg record high F = 77.9
|May avg record high F = 89.6
|Jun avg record high F = 91.1
|Jul avg record high F = 92.3
|Aug avg record high F = 88.3
|Sep avg record high F = 86.7
|Oct avg record high F = 78.1
|Nov avg record high F = 64.1
|Dec avg record high F = 45.7
|year avg record high F = 94.5

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =22.4
| Feb high F  =27.0
| Mar high F  =40.2
| Apr high F  =55.2
| May high F  =67.8
| Jun high F  =77.4
| Jul high F  =81.4
| Aug high F  =79.1
| Sep high F  =71.4
| Oct high F  =57.1
| Nov high F  =40.6
| Dec high F  =27.2
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =14.0
| Feb mean F  =18.0
| Mar mean F  =31.0
| Apr mean F  =45.0
| May mean F  =57.3
| Jun mean F  =67.5
| Jul mean F  =71.7
| Aug mean F  =69.4
| Sep mean F  =61.3
| Oct mean F  =47.4
| Nov mean F  =32.7
| Dec mean F  =19.8
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =5.6
| Feb low F  =9.0
| Mar low F  =21.7
| Apr low F  =34.8
| May low F  =46.8
| Jun low F  =57.6
| Jul low F  =62.1
| Aug low F  =59.7
| Sep low F  =51.1
| Oct low F  =37.8
| Nov low F  =24.9
| Dec low F  =12.3

|Jan avg record low F = -16.7
|Feb avg record low F = -13.2
|Mar avg record low F = -1.0
|Apr avg record low F = 20.6
|May avg record low F = 33.5
|Jun avg record low F = 45.9
|Jul avg record low F = 53.7
|Aug avg record low F = 50.3
|Sep avg record low F = 37.2
|Oct avg record low F = 23.5
|Nov avg record low F = 7.5
|Dec avg record low F = -8.7
|year avg record low F = -20.2

|Jan record low F = -31
|Feb record low F = -35
|Mar record low F = -19
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 41
|Jul record low F = 48
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 13
|Nov record low F = -10
|Dec record low F = -26

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.87
| Feb precipitation inch  =0.94
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.56
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.16
| May precipitation inch  =4.36
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.40
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.87
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.76
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.29
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.66
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.73
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.21

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.9
|Feb precipitation days = 7.5
|Mar precipitation days = 8.9
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 12.7
|Jun precipitation days = 12.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.1
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Sep precipitation days = 9.4
|Oct precipitation days = 10.0
|Nov precipitation days = 7.6
|Dec precipitation days = 9.3

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| Jan snow inch  =10.0
| Feb snow inch  =11.2
| Mar snow inch  =9.1
| Apr snow inch  =5.4
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.6
| Nov snow inch  =5.1
| Dec snow inch  =13.3

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 9.4
|Feb snow days = 7.1
|Mar snow days = 5.5
|Apr snow days = 2.5
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.8
|Nov snow days = 4.2
|Dec snow days = 8.9

|Jan snow depth inch = 7.1
|Feb snow depth inch = 9.5
|Mar snow depth inch = 9.1
|Apr snow depth inch = 3.3
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.1
|Nov snow depth inch = 2.2
|Dec snow depth inch = 7.3
|year snow depth inch = 11.9

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{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00211448&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Chanhassen WSFO, MN
|access-date = February 24, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, snow depth 2006&ndash;2020)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mpx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Minneapolis
|access-date = February 24, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 175
|1910= 164
|1920= 129
|1930= 128
|1940= 132
|1950= 182
|1960= 244
|1970= 4879
|1980= 6359
|1990= 11732
|2000= 20321
|2010= 22952
|2020= 25947
|estyear=2022
|estimate=26224
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=November 17, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 17, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

According to data from the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] the median household income (using data from 2008 to 2012) for Chanhassen was $103,462. For the same time period the [[per capita income]] was $46,305. Three percent of the population was living below the poverty line.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 22,952 people, 8,352 households, and 6,257 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1122.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,679 housing units at an average density of {{convert|424.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 8,352 households, of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 32.3% were from 45 to 64; and 7.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,321 people, 6,914 households, and 5,524 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|978.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,013 housing units at an average density of {{convert|337.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.90% White, 0.75% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.83% Asian, 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 6,914 households, out of which 51.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.6% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

==Economy==
Companies with headquarters in Chanhassen include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/mb_51_ALL_A57/chanhassen_mn |title=Chanhassen, Minnesota (MN) Companies & Businesses |access-date=September 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908060259/http://www.manta.com/mb_51_ALL_A57/chanhassen_mn |archive-date=September 8, 2012}}</ref>
* [[AmericInn]]
* Bongards Creameries
* [[Life Time Fitness]]
* [[Snap Fitness]]
* [[Supervalu (United States)|Supervalu]] has its western satellite of the corporate headquarters in Chanhassen.<ref>"[http://www.supervalu.com/sv-webapp/contact/directory.jsp Directory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718055750/http://www.supervalu.com/sv-webapp/contact/directory.jsp |date=July 18, 2012}}." [[Supervalu (United States)|Supervalu]]. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://67.63.229.140/WebLink/docview.aspx?dbid=0&id=1031989&cr=1 |title=2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |page=171 |date=November 17, 2023 |website=City of Chanhassen, Minnesota |access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Life Time Fitness]]
|1,171
|-
|2
|Instant Web Companies
|718
|-
|3
|The Bernard Group
|686
|-
|4
|[[Rosemount Inc.]]
|550
|-
|5
|Eastern Carver County Schools
|464
|-
|6
|Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
|350
|-
|7
|[[General Mills]]
|344
|-
|8
|[[RR Donnelley]]
|275
|-
|9
|[[Target Corporation|Target]]
|225
|-
|10
|[[Minnesota Landscape Arboretum]]
|192
|}

==Arts and culture==
===Points of interest===
[[File:2013-0718-TempleofEck.jpg|thumb|The [[Temple of Eck]] on the Eckankar Spiritual Campus]]
[[File:20150502-PaisleyParkStudio.jpg|thumb|[[Prince (musician)|Prince's]] [[Paisley Park]] studios complex]]
[[File:Chanhassen City limit.jpg|thumb|right|Looking west on {{Jct|CSAH|61|state=MN|county1=Carver}}]]

Chanhassen is home to several attractions that are well-recognized throughout the state and even nationally.
* [[Minnesota Landscape Arboretum]]
* [[Paisley Park]]
* [[Dinner theater#Chanhassen Dinner Theatres|Chanhassen Dinner Theatres]]
* [[Eckankar]] Spiritual Campus and the [[Temple of Eck]]
* US [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]'s Twin Cities [[National Weather Service]] Forecast Office - MPX <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/mpx|title=Twin Cities, MN|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

===Chanhassen Dinner Theatres===
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is the nation's largest professional dinner theatre and the largest privately owned restaurant in the state of Minnesota. Since 1968, more than 200 plays have been produced and played to more than ten million guests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/experience/|title=Welcome to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Online!|work=Chanhassen Dinner Theatre|access-date=April 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419111455/http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/experience/|archive-date=April 19, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sports==
Many youth sports programs are offered through the Chanhassen Athletic Association, including baseball, softball, basketball, and soccer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chanhassenathleticassociation.com/ |title=Chanhassen Athletic Association |publisher=Chanhassen Athletic Association |date=May 2, 2014 |access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>

Chanhassen is also home to the Chanhassen Red Birds amateur baseball team (2018 Class B State Champions).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ballcharts.com/chanredbirds/ |title=Chanhassen Red Birds baseball HOME |website=Ballcharts.com |access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
The city of Chanhassen places a strong emphasis on parks, open space, trails, and recreation.

===Beaches===
Chanhassen has five public beaches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/beach.html |title=Chanhassen, MN - Official Website - Beaches |website=Ci.chanhassen.mn.us |access-date=April 29, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428163606/http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/beach.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Lake Ann Beach ([[Lake Ann (Minnesota)|Lake Ann]])
* Greenwood Shores Beach ([[Lake Ann (Minnesota)|Lake Ann]])
* Minnewashta Regional Park (Lake Minnewashta)
* Roundhouse Park Beach (Lake Minnewashta)
* Carver Beach (Lotus Lake)

===Trails===
Chanhassen prides itself on providing a comprehensive, multipurpose trail system. The city has built and maintains 70 miles of trails.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/trail.html |title=Chanhassen, MN - Official Website - Trails |website=Ci.chanhassen.mn.us |date=August 7, 2014 |access-date=April 29, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428175540/http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/trail.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of the city's trails are located in natural resource corridors.

===Skate Park===
The Chanhassen Skate Park was installed in September 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/skate.html |title=City of Chanhassen, Minnesota Parks: Skate Park |access-date=April 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509073855/http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/skate.html |archive-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref> The park is located between City Hall and the downtown fire station. It features a wedge, quarter pipe, half pipe, hotbox, doobie roller, spine, and grind rails.

===Fishing===
Several well-producing lakes in Chanhassen keep the sportsmen busy year-round with fishing during the warm months and ice fishing when the lakes freeze over. Both Lake Minnewashta and Lake Ann contain large and aggressive [[northern pike]] for the adept anglers.

==Government==
Chanhassen is located in [[Minnesota's 6th congressional district]] and is represented by [https://emmer.house.gov/6th-district Republican Tom Emmer]. [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] was the first sitting U.S. president to visit Chanhassen. He held a rally on October 9, 2004, at Chanhassen's City Center Park during the [[2004 United States presidential election|United States presidential elections of 2004]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bush |first=George |title=2004 Presidential Campaign Blog |url=http://blog.4president.us/2004/george_w_bush/page/2/ |access-date=May 1, 2009}}</ref>

The National Weather Service's [[List of National Weather Service Weather forecast offices|forecast office]] for west-central, south-central, north-central and the Twin Cities areas of Minnesota and western Wisconsin is located in Chanhassen.

==Education==
Chanhassen is split between two school districts. Most of the city is in District 112 (Eastern Carver County School District), with most Chanhassen students attending [[Chanhassen High School]], Pioneer Ridge Middle School, Chanhassen Elementary, and Bluff Creek Elementary. Northern sections of Chanhassen are a part of District 276 (Minnetonka School District), with most students attending [[Minnetonka High School]], Minnetonka Middle School West, Clear Springs Elementary, and Excelsior Elementary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/maps/SchoolDistricts |title=Minnesota School Districts |publisher=Minnesota Department of Education |access-date=26 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214011417/http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/maps/SchoolDistricts/ |archive-date=14 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also, some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Academic_Excellence/School_Choice/Public_School_Choice/Open_Enrollment/index.html |title=Open Enrollment |publisher=Minnesota Department of Education |access-date=November 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826062337/http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Academic_Excellence/School_Choice/Public_School_Choice/Open_Enrollment/index.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=August 26, 2010}}</ref> Chapel Hill Academy and St. Hubert Catholic School are private primary education institutions located in downtown Chanhassen.

==Media==
The Chanhassen Villager was the city's official weekly newspaper. In April 2024, publisher Southwest News Media announced it would quit the publication of the Chanhassen Villager and its other metro newspapers by the end of the month. It published the final edition on April 25.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krauss |first1=Louis |title=Southwest News Media to shut down its metro newspapers by end of April |url=https://www.startribune.com/southwest-news-media-to-shut-down-its-metro-newspapers-by-end-of-april/600356484/ |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=Star Tribune |date=4 April 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Jared Allen]], former Minnesota Vikings defensive end, resided in Chanhassen during the season
* [[Stu Bickel]], NHL defenseman for the [[New York Rangers]]
* [[Julia Coleman (politician)|Julia Coleman]], politician and member of the [[Minnesota Senate]]
* Gary Curtis, racing driver
* [[Tony Denman]], actor, grew up in Chanhassen<ref>Olson, Mark (December 20, 2006), [http://www.chaskaherald.com/node/584 "Homegrown movies"], ''Chaska Herald''</ref>
* [[James Denton]], actor
* [[Verne Gagne]], Professional wrestler and promoter of the [[American Wrestling Association]]
* [[Dave Huffman]], former NFL player for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] lived in Chanhassen
* [[Kris Humphries]], NBA player for the [[Atlanta Hawks]]
* [[Jim Lord]], Minnesota State Treasurer
* [[Miles Lord]], attorney and United States District Court judge
* [[Tim Mattran]], NFL player for the [[Oakland Raiders]], grew up in Chanhassen
* [[John L. Nelson]], jazz musician and father of rock musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
* [[Erik Paulsen]], former representative Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]]
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], singer and musician, owned [[Paisley Park]]
* [[Frank Ragnow]], professional football player with the Detroit Lions, played high school football in Chanhassen
* [[Lucy Rehm]], politician and member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
* [[Debbie Turner]], actress

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Chanhassen}}
{{Commons category|Chanhassen, Minnesota}}
*{{official website|https://www.chanhassenmn.gov/}}

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