Editing Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Inver Grove Heights''' is a city in [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 35,801 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explorer Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2731076 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> The city was formed on March 9, 1965, with the merger of the village of Inver Grove and Inver Grove Township.<ref name="About"/>

It is one of 186 cities and townships in the seven-county [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul]] metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|author=Metropolitan Council|title=Snapshot of the Region|url=http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/region.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209220331/http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/region.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2002|date=May 1, 2008|access-date=September 15, 2008}}</ref> Inver Grove Heights is {{convert|9|mi|km}} southeast of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]; nearby communities are [[South St. Paul, Minnesota|South St. Paul]], [[West St. Paul, Minnesota|West St. Paul]], [[Sunfish Lake, Minnesota|Sunfish Lake]], [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]], [[Newport, Minnesota|Newport]], and [[Saint Paul Park, Minnesota|Saint Paul Park]] (the last two across the Mississippi River).

==History==
[[File:Map of Inver Grove from the 1874 Minnesota State Atlas (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|300px|{{center|Map of Inver Grove in 1874}}]]
After the signing of the [[Treaty of Traverse des Sioux]] in 1851, settlers from [[Ireland]] and [[Germany]] quickly staked claims in the rolling countryside west of the [[Mississippi River]]. Those of Irish descent farmed the eastern part of the community, while Germans cleared the wooded land to the west for their farms. [[French people|French]] and [[English people|English]] settlers built their homes along the river. The township of Inver Grove Heights was named after the Irish fishing village of [[Inver, County Donegal|Inver]] and the German town of [[Grove, Germany|Grove]].<ref name="About">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.ci.inver-grove-heights.mn.us/index.asp?nid=195
|title=About us
|publisher=City of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
|access-date=September 15, 2008
|quote=From 1858 until 1880, hundreds of settlers were attracted to the township that was named after an Irish fishing village, "Inver" and commemorating the homeland of the German settlers, "Grove."}}</ref> Records show that 240 farms, four churches, and four school districts were founded by 1880.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Inver Grove Heights|publisher = Inver grove Heights|url = http://www.ci.inver-grove-heights.mn.us/index.asp?nid=195| access-date = March 13, 2008}}</ref> On March 9, 1965, the village of Inver Grove and Inver Grove Township merged to form Inver Grove Heights.<ref name="Map">{{cite web|url=https://www.dakotahistory.org/images/HistoryMaps/Inver-Grove-History-Map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415234531/https://www.dakotahistory.org/images/HistoryMaps/Inver-Grove-History-Map.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |url-status=live|title=A brief history of Inver Grove Heights from Township and Village to City with a map of historic sites|access-date=July 14, 2019|website=Dakota History.org}}</ref>

Historic sites in Inver Grove Heights include:
* Chief Medicine Bottle's Village: formed in 1836, became Pine Bend village and post office<ref name="Map"/>
* Mendota-Wabasha Road: a military road laid out by John S. Potter in 1853. Rich Valley Road now follows the old military road.<ref name="Map"/>
* District 7 School: Dakota County's first public school, established in 1854<ref name="Map"/>
* Salem United Methodist Church, organized in 1854<ref name="Map"/>
* Old Emanuel Lutheran Church, site of first log church in 1854; services and church school were in German<ref name="Map"/>
* Church of St. Patrick: [[Catholic church]] parish established on January 9, 1856<ref>{{cite web|url=http://churchofstpatrick.com/TourStPatrick/tourstpatrick.htm|title=Church of St. Patrick, Parish History|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
* Salem [[Evangelical Synod of North America|Evangelical Church]]: First congregation in Minnesota of the Evangelical Association of North America was organized here on March 2, 1857<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=67319|title=Salem Evangelical Church|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
* Josiah Burwell's House: where Inver Grove Township was first organized in 1858, at Rich Valley Road and 102nd Street<ref name="Map"/>
*[[Reuben Freeman House]] of eight gables: built in 1876 to one-up the [[House of the Seven Gables|House of Seven Gables]]<ref name="Map"/>
* Inver Grove Town Hall: first town hall building, built in 1878<ref name="Map"/>
* Inver Grove Village railway depot: built in 1886<ref name="Map"/>
*[[Rock Island Swing Bridge]]: Built in 1894, the double-decker [[swing bridge]] spanned the [[Mississippi River]] between Inver Grove Heights and St. Paul Park. Closed to rail traffic in 1980 and to road traffic in 1999, it opened as Swing Bridge park in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mn-invergroveheights.civicplus.com/545/Swing-Bridge-Park|title=Swing Bridge Park|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitigh.com/attraction/rock-island-swing-bridge/|title=Rock Island Swing Bridge|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
* Duke's Restaurant: built in 1906 as Pierkarski's butcher shop; restaurant offered food to railway workers; later became Jersey's Bar<ref name="Map"/>
*[[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52]] Crash Site: on September 16, 1958, a U.S. Air force B-52D bomber crashed while on a Cold War training mission originating from Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine. Seven crewmen gave their lives for their country; marker on Broderick near West Loop Court<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=45193|title=B-52 Crash Site Cold War Veterans Memorial|access-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|30.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|27.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.36|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

Interstate Highway [[Interstate 494|494]] (a [[beltway]] bypass of Minneapolis–Saint Paul), U.S. Highway [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|52]], Minnesota Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 55|55]], and Minnesota Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 3|3]] are four of Inver Grove Heights's main routes. 80th Street East (numbered from downtown [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]) crosses the city in an east–west direction.

In 2022, a meteoric impact crater was identified in the Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area in southern Inver Grove Heights. It has been informally named the "Pine Bend impact" and has been dated to 500 million years ago. It has a diameter of about four kilometers.<ref name="CBS Minnesota">{{cite web|title=U of M scientists unearth massive meteoroid crash site under Inver Grove Heights|website=[[CBS News]] |date=September 28, 2022 |access-date=September 30, 2022|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/u-of-m-scientists-uncover-potential-meteor-crash-site-in-inver-grove-heights/}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 646
|1870= 971
|1880= 791
|1890= 1211
|1900= 1402
|1910= 1384
|1920= 1573
|1930= 1617
|1940= 1887
|1950= 2419
|1960= 6266
|1970= 12148
|1980= 17171
|1990= 22477
|2000= 29751
|2010= 33880
|2020= 35801
|estyear=2022
|estimate=35701
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 11, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 11, 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=August 14, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/><br><br>Note: Inver Grove and Inver Grove<br>Township were merged in 1965 to<br>form Inver Grove Heights.
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 33,880 people, 13,476 households, and 9,036 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1220.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 14,062 housing units at an average density of {{convert|506.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.9% of the population.

There were 13,476 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 29.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 29,751 people, 11,257 households, and 7,924 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,038.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 11,457 housing units at an average density of {{convert|400.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 91.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.01% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.22% of the population.

There were 11,257 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $59,090, and the median income for a family was $68,629. Males had a median income of $45,369 versus $32,080 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $25,493.  About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
In 2007, the Metropolitan Council estimated the employment in Inver Grove Heights to be 11,158.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gis.metc.state.mn.us/profile/index.asp?c=31076&go=go|title=Inver Grove Heights Profile|publisher=Metropolitan Council|access-date=September 15, 2008}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The city hosts the headquarters of [[CHS, Inc.]], an agricultural cooperative ranked 12th in the 2007 ICA Global 300 list of mutuals and cooperatives, and 145th on the Fortune 500 list of U.S. corporations.<ref name="f2008">{{Cite news
|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/snapshots/2999.html
|title=Fortune 500: 145 CHS
|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] 
|publisher=[[CNN]]
|date=May 5, 2008
|access-date=September 15, 2008
}}</ref><ref name="g300">{{Cite web|url=http://www.global300.coop/sites/global300.coop/files/Global300List07.pdf|title=The 2007 Global 300 Listing|publisher=[[International Co-operative Alliance]]}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
[[Pine Bend Refinery]], the largest oil refinery in Minnesota and fourteenth largest in the U.S., straddles the border with [[Rosemount, Minnesota|Rosemount]]. It is operated by Flint Hills Resources.

Inver Grove Heights is also the home of Gertens Greenhouses, one of the largest garden center locations in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gertens.com/atgertens|title=History of Gertens Greenhouses|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to Inver Grove Heights's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ighmn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12702/2021-Comprehensive-Annual-Financial-Report|title=City of Inver Grove Heights 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|page=177|date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:

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|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|Cenex / [[CHS Inc.|CHS Cooperatives]]
|1,600
|-
|2
|ISD 199 (Inver Grove Heights Community Schools)
|668
|-
|3
|Gertens
|435
|-
|4
|City of Inver Grove Heights
|421
|-
|5
|Travel Tags
|350
|-
|6
|[[Inver Hills Community College]]
|337
|-
|7
| Total Construction and Equipment
|250
|-
|8
|[[Walmart]]
|210
|-
|9
|Woodlyn Heights Senior Living
|200
|-
|10
|[[Cub (supermarket)|Cub Foods]]
|160
|}

==Education==
The Inver Grove Heights Community Schools district or Independent School District 199 operates five schools in the city: 
* [[Simley High School]]
* Inver Grove Heights Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/ighms.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110520010250/http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/ighms.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= May 20, 2011|title=Inver Grove Heights Middle School|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
* Hilltop Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/hilltop.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110711212739/http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/hilltop.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 11, 2011|title=Hilltop Elementary|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> 
* Pine Bend Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/pinebend.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425164138/http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/pinebend.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2011|title=Pine Bend Elementary|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
* Salem Hills Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/salemhills.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820090302/http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/salemhills.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 20, 2010|title=Salem Hills Elementary}}</ref>

There is one private school for preschool through eighth grade in Inver Grove Heights: Berea Lutheran Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bereaclc.org/|title= Berea Lutheran School|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>

The western part of the city is served by [[Independent School District 196]], with students attending [[Dakota Hills Middle School]], [[Rosemount Middle School]], [[Eagan High School]], and [[Rosemount High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://district196.org/District/EducationSchools/Boundary_Search.cfm|title=District 196|access-date=July 14, 2019|archive-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820011649/http://www.district196.org/District/EducationSchools/Boundary_Search.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Inver Grove Heights is also home to [[Inver Hills Community College]].

==Government and politics==
Inver Grove Heights's municipal government provides for a council of five members, one of whom is the mayor. The mayor is Brenda Dietrich, who was elected in 2022.

The other council members are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor & Council |url=https://www.ci.inver-grove-heights.mn.us/28/Mayor-Council |access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref>
* Sue Gliva
* John Murphy
* Tony Scales
* Mary T'Kach

In general, city government is nonpartisan. Candidates need not be selected or endorsed by political parties, and by state law no such endorsement appears on the ballot. The mayor is elected every two years while council members are elected every four. Terms are staggered with two council members elected one election cycle and the two others two years later. The non-mayoral seats are elected in pairs, giving voters the chance to vote for up to two candidates. If necessary, races are narrowed down during a primary election.<ref>{{cite web |title=IGH Election Code |url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/invergrovehtsmn/latest/invergrovehts_mn/0-0-0-661 |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>

As a part of Dakota County, Inver Grove Heights's northern and central precincts (1, 8-10) join with regions northward to form the Second District on the County Commission. It has been represented by former [[South St. Paul, Minnesota|South St. Paul]] Mayor Kathleen A. Gaylord since 2003. The southern, eastern, and far western portions of the city (precincts 2-7) are joined by regions south and west to form the Fourth District of the County Commission, which has been represented by former State Representative and former Inver Grove Heights Mayor [[Joe Atkins]] since 2017. County commissioners serve four-year terms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Commissioners |url=https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/Government/Board |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>

Inver Grove Heights is in [[Minnesota's 2nd congressional district]], represented by [[Angie Craig]] since 2019.

The city is in the state's 53rd legislative district, represented in the Minnesota Senate by [[Matt Klein]]. Most of the city is in Minnesota House district 53A, represented by [[Mary Frances Clardy]]; the northeast of the city is in House district 52B, represented by [[Rick Hansen (politician)|Rick Hansen]].

===Election results===
{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ 2020 Precinct Results Spreadsheet<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2020/2020-general-election-results/2020-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State - 2020 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2016 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2016/2016-general-election-results/2016-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State - 2016 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2012 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2012/2012-general-election-results/2012-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State - 2012 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2008 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2008/2008-general-election-results/2008-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State - 2008 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2004 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2004/2004-general-election-results/2004-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State - 2004 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2000 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2000/2000-general-election-results/2000-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State - 2000 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''1996 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1996-11-05-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024257/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1996-11-05-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1992 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1992-11-03-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024257/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1992-11-03-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1988 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1988-11-08-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024254/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1988-11-08-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1984 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1984-11-06-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024254/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1984-11-06-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1980 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1980-11-04-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024250/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1980-11-04-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1976 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1976-11-02-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024300/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1976-11-02-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1968 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1968-11-05-g-man.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024250/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1968-11-05-g-man.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1964 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1964-11-03-g-man.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024420/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1964-11-03-g-man.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1960 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1960-11-08-g-man.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024250/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1960-11-08-g-man.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.3% ''8,851''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.2%''' ''12,034''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''526''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.4% ''8,155''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.6%''' ''9,354''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.0% ''1,727''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.0% ''8,573''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.8%''' ''10,042''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''418''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.4% ''8,356''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.3%''' ''10,468''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''446''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.7% ''8,515''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.3%''' ''9,531''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''194''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.0% ''6,442''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.7%''' ''7,763''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.3% ''1,120''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.9% ''3,647''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.6%''' ''6,691''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.6% ''1,483''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.0% ''3,361''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.3%''' ''5,754''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.7% ''3,325''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.8% ''4,031''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.2%''' ''5,845''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.2% ''3,692''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.8%''' ''4,654''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.3% ''2,747''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.7%''' ''4,069''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.0% ''759''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.9% ''2,370''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.6%''' ''3,892''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''161''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.6% ''1,210''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.1%''' ''2,414''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.3% ''204''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|10.7% ''35''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''89.3%''' ''291''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.6% ''75''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''74.1%''' ''217''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''1''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Sports and recreation==
{{anchor|Golf Courses}} Facilities include Inver Wood Golf Course and Arbor Pointe Golf Club. There is also an 18-hole disc golf course called North Valley.  The city also has a public community center with a waterpark, two sheets of ice and a full gym shared with the National Guard.

==Gallery of images==
{{Gallery
|title=
|width=160 | height=170
|File:B-52 Memorial Inver Grove Heights.jpg|B-52 Crash Site memorial with Inver Grove Heights water tower in the background
|File:B-52 Memorial Plaque Inver Grove Heights MN.jpg|Plaque commemorating those who died in the B-52 crash
|File:Newport Rail Bridge2.JPG|[[Rock Island Swing Bridge]] in 2008
|File:Swing Bridge Inver Grove Heights MN.jpg|Rock Island Swing Bridge Park
|File:Salem Church Inver Grove Heights MN.jpg|Salem Evangelical Church
|File:Jersey's Bar Inver Grove Heights MN.jpg|Former Duke's Restaurant location, now Jersey's Bar and Grill
|File:Bike Trail in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota (29162556957).jpg|Bike Trail in Inver Grove Heights
|File:Inver Hills Fine Arts Building.jpg|[[Inver Hills Community College|Inver Hills]] Fine Arts Building
}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ighmn.gov/ City of Inver Grove Heights – Official Website]
* [http://www.inverhills.edu/ Inver Hills Community College]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808011936/http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/Simley_High_School.html Simley High School]

==References==
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