Editing Wayzata, Minnesota

{{Short description|Small lakeside town in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Wayzata''' ({{IPAc-en|w|aɪ|ˈ|z|ɛ|t|ə}} {{respell|wy|ZET|ə}}) is a city in [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 4,434 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wayzata_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2768818 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref> The city is about {{convert|12|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} west of [[Minneapolis]] and is situated on the northern shore of [[Lake Minnetonka]], the ninth largest lake in the state.

Nicknamed "The Gateway to Lake Minnetonka," Wayzata is known for both its shopping and restaurant scene along with its access to outdoor recreation. The greater Wayzata area has been ranked as one of the wealthiest zip codes in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uren |first=Adam |date=2018-04-11 |title=2 of America's richest zip codes are in Minnesota |url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/2-of-americas-richest-zip-codes-are-in-minnesota |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Bring Me The News |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2021}}

===Early history===
The name "Wayzata" comes from the [[Dakota people|Dakota]] word ''wazíyata'', meaning “north” or “north shore.” The [[Mdewakanton]], a subtribe of the Dakota nation, treasured Lake Minnetonka—the "Big Water"—as a place for [[hunting]], [[fishing]], and harvesting [[wild rice]] and [[maple sap]]. Spirit Knob, a peninsula in Wayzata Bay, was regarded as a particularly sacred place.<ref name=":1">[http://www.wayzatahistoricalsociety.org/AboutWayzata.htm Wayzata Historical Society], City History</ref> The Dakota resided in this area of Minnesota until 1851, when the [[Treaty of Mendota]] was signed and land west of the Mississippi was opened for [[Euro-American]] settlement. Most Dakota were exiled from Minnesota after 1862.

Oscar E. Garrison originally platted Wayzata in 1854. In 1855, it saw an influx of [[settlers]], who built a [[sawmill]], a [[hotel]], and a [[blacksmith shop]]. Most early settlers made their living by [[clear-cutting]] the land to grow [[corn]] and [[wheat]]. In 1857, this flourishing economy was nearly terminated by a [[grasshopper]] infestation, but the community rebounded when [[American ginseng|ginseng]] was discovered in the remaining [[hardwood forest]]. Ginseng root was in great demand as an [[aphrodisiac]] in [[China]]. During this boom, Wayzata became a collection center for ginseng roots discovered around Lake Minnetonka.

In 1867 the [[Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad]] extended its tracks to Wayzata, making it the area's transportation hub. The railroad was particularly important to local [[farmers]] because they now had easy access to markets in [[Minneapolis]], [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], and beyond. The railroad also made Wayzata the original "gateway" to Lake Minnetonka, which was billed as a place of commanding beauty and good health.

===Resort period===
[[File:SectionHouseWayzataMN.jpg|thumb|left|Wayzata section foreman's house, between Lake Minnetonka and the railroad tracks, an example of early construction in the city]]
In the 1860s and 1870s many small hotels and [[boarding houses]] were erected around Wayzata and Lake Minnetonka to accommodate tourists. One early example was the Maurer House-West Hotel, which was built near the corner of Lake Street and Broadway Avenue. Most local hotels and boarding houses were rather primitive until 1879, when the 150-room Hotel Saint Louis was built in [[Deephaven, Minnesota|Deephaven]].

Most Lake Minnetonka tourists in the late 1800s arrived in Wayzata by [[train]]. [[Steamboats]] waited for new arrivals near the foot of Broadway Avenue and took them to destinations across the lake. Some of these steamboats, such as the ''City of Saint Louis'' and ''Belle of Minnetonka'', were quite large. The ''Belle of Minnetonka'' was {{convert|300|ft|m|0}} long and could purportedly carry 2,500 passengers.

Wayzata was officially incorporated as a [[village (United States)|village]] in 1883. One of the village council's first orders of business was to reroute the railroad tracks north of town. [[James J. Hill]], who had become chairman of the newly formed [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Saint Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway]] in 1879, initially ignored the council's order. When the council took the case to [[Minnesota Supreme Court|court]], Hill reacted by demolishing the [[train station]] at the foot of Broadway Avenue and building a new one east of town at a stop called "Holdridge." He declared that Wayzata residents could "walk a mile for the next twenty years" to catch the train. Hill moved the tracks as well, but rather than rerouting them north of town, he moved them closer to the lake.

Hill was also connected to Wayzata and Lake Minnetonka through the Arlington Hotel, Hotel Lafayette, and ''Belle of Minnetonka'', all owned by the Saint Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway. He purchased Wayzata's Arlington Hotel in 1881 and never reopened it. By the 1890s, Lake Minnetonka had largely fallen out of favor as a vacation destination for wealthy tourists. A number of factors including new [[Interstate Commerce Act of 1887|railroad regulations]], new [[resort town|vacation spots]], and a national [[Panic of 1893|economic depression]] contributed to this decline.

===Cottage period===
As national tourism to Lake Minnetonka faded in the 1890s, a new era for Wayzata began. Many urban dwellers began to construct summer [[cottages]] along Lake Minnetonka's shores as the Twin Cities grew. While many of these new cottages were modest, some were monumental. Wayzata became home to a large collection of grand [[villa|country estates]] along the Ferndale Shore. Notable families who built country estates there include the Bells, Boveys, Crosbys, Peaveys, Pillsburys, and Washburns.

Despite the influx of new summer residences, Wayzata barely grew during this period. That changed in 1905, when the village council voted for a Reconciliation Ordinance to repair relations with Hill and his railway (now known as the “[[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern]]”). He responded by building a new train [[Wayzata station|depot]] near downtown Wayzata. At the depot's grand opening celebration in 1906, he declared it the “handsomest” on the entire Great Northern line.

[[File:City of Wayzata - Wayzata Depot.jpg|thumb|right|[[Wayzata station|Great Northern depot]], built 1906]]

Wayzata was also connected to a new form of water transportation in 1906. The [[Twin City Rapid Transit Company]] launched six new “Express Boats” on Lake Minnetonka that served as an extension of the Twin City [[streetcar]] system. The service was discontinued in 1926 after several years of declining ridership. Some of the Express Boats were [[scuttling|scuttled]] (purposely sunk) in the lake that year. One, the [[Museum of Lake Minnetonka|''Minnehaha'']], was raised from the depths in 1980, restored, and returned to passenger service in 1996.

As the cottage era continued, downtown Wayzata rebounded with residences and small commercial centers at each end of Lake Street. [[Motorboating]] was all the rage by 1920, and Wayzata was at the center of the trend with two nationally famous boat makers, Ramaley and Wise, based there. In 1929 the Ramaley Boat Company merged with Wise Boat Works and Walker Boat Works to form Minnetonka Boat Works. Minnetonka Boat Works eventually became well-known manufacturers and distributors of Tonka-Craft and [[Chris-Craft Boats|Chris-Craft]] power boats.

===20th century===
Wayzata's population nearly doubled in the decades leading up to [[World War II]]. Wayzatans were fortunate when one of their own, Mayor [[Rand Tower|Rufus Rand]], stepped forward to lead the town in meeting the challenges of modernizing its infrastructure. Under Rand, water and sewer service was provided to every building, streetlights were installed, roads were paved, and the public [[beach]] and park was opened.

After World War II, many local farms and summer cottages were converted for use as year-round, [[single-family homes]]. Many new homes and gas stations were also constructed during this time. [[U.S. Highway 12]], which was built in the 1920s, was widened to four lanes, and the population swelled. Downtown Wayzata residences were replaced by more stores serving not only Wayzatans, but also new families moving onto the former [[farmlands]] outside Wayzata. By the 1950s, the greater [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul]] metropolitan area had reached Wayzata.

[[File:Wayzata Community Church.jpg|thumb|right|Wayzata Community Church]]

After it became a [[charter city]], Wayzata began to annex land from [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], [[Plymouth, Minnesota|Plymouth]], and [[Orono, Minnesota|Orono]], and doubled in size.<ref name=":1" /> U.S. Highway 12 was widened again to become a freeway in the 1970s and a new shopping center opened {{convert|5|miles}} down the road. These physical and economic changes caused some of Wayzata's downtown shops to be replaced by condominiums and office buildings. Strip malls and fast food franchises came to a part of the town near the highway.[[File:Downtown Wayzata.jpg|thumb|right|Lake Street in downtown]]

==Geography==
Wayzata is a [[suburb]] of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], {{convert|9|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} to its west on the northeast tip of [[Lake Minnetonka]].<ref>Willcox, Ken (2012). "City of Wayzata." City of Wayzata. Web. 09 July 2013.</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|3.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.08|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}}</ref> The "land cover types" that compose the Wayzata area in descending order by square acreage are open water (36%); [[residential areas]], [[farmsteads]], and [[commercial area|commercial lands]] (35%); [[forest]] (13%); and [[farms]] (8%).<ref name=":0">"[http://hennepin.us/files/HennepinUS/Environmental%20Services/Natural%20Resources/Natural%20Resources%20Inventory/Wayzata%20MLCCS%20Report.pdf Wayzata Natural Resources Inventory and Minnesota Land Cover Classification System Mapping]." Hennepin County, MN (hennepin.us). Hennepin County. March 2006. Web. July 2013.</ref>

===Climate=== 
Wayzata's [[climate]] is [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]], with hot summers, cold winters, and moderate autumns and springs. Average summer temperatures range from 56 to 82 degrees [[Fahrenheit]]. Average winter temperatures range from 2 to 27 degrees Fahrenheit. The average annual [[rainfall]] is {{convert|30.4|in|cm}}. The average annual [[snowfall]] is {{convert|54.4|in|cm}}.<ref>"Maple Plain, Minnesota." Weatherbase. N.p., n.d. Web. July 9, 2013.</ref>

===Ecology===
[[File:City of Wayzata - Lake Minnetonka.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lake Minnetonka]]]]
Before it was settled by [[Euro-Americans]], the Wayzata area was largely "upland [[deciduous forest]], with small inclusions of wet [[prairie]], and [[lakes]]."<ref name=":0" /> Forest types typical in and around Wayzata have been "maple-basswood forest, oak forest, lowland hardwood forest, and floodplain forest. Non-native forest types within the city were predominantly disturbed second growth forest types made up of [[elm]], [[box elder]], [[ash tree|ash]], and [[Populus|cottonwood]], with occasional [[basswood]], [[maple]], and [[oak]]."<ref name=":0" /><ref>"Deciduous Forest – Biomes of Minnesota: Minnesota DNR." Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. n.d. Web. July 9, 2013.</ref> Some of the species of plants considered invasive in the Wayzata area are [[purple loosestrife]], [[cattail|narrow-leaf cattail]], [[common buckthorn]], [[leafy spurge]], [[tartarian honeysuckle]], [[garlic mustard]], [[reed canary grass]], [[Siberian elm]], and [[Amur maple]].<ref name=":0" /> Some rare native species have also been seen in Wayzata, including the [[Acadian flycatcher]], [[pugnose shiner]], and [[red-shouldered hawk]].<ref name=":0" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 132
|1890= 273
|1900= 276
|1910= 492
|1920= 633
|1930= 1100
|1940= 1473
|1950= 1791
|1960= 3219
|1970= 3700
|1980= 3621
|1990= 3806
|2000= 4113
|2010= 3688
|2020= 4434
|estyear=2022
|estimate=4338
|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 19, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 19, 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=June 8, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 Census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 3,688 people, 1,795 households, and 944 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1197.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,041 housing units, at an average density of {{convert|662.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population.
[[File:City of Wayzata - Redeemer Lutheran Church.jpg|thumb|right|Redeemer Lutheran Church]]

There were 1,795 households, of which 20.8% included children under the age of 18, 42.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.4% were non-families; 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04, and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 47.8 years; 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. Among residents of the city, 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female.

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 4,113 people, 1,929 households, and 1,041 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,292.6 persons per square mile (499.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 2,047 housing units, at an average density of {{convert|643.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.75% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 1,929 households, of which 20.9% included children under the age of 18, 46.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families; 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06, and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age was 44 years; 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.0% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.8% were from 25 to 44, 28.1% were from 45 to 64, and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,833, and the median income for a family was $96,859. Males had a median income of $51,000 versus $39,257 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $63,859. None of the families and 2.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 5.0% of those over 64.

==Politics==
Johanna Mouton has been the mayor since 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wayzata.com/blog/wayzata-city-council-member-johanna-mccarthy-running-for-mayor/|title= Wayzata City Council Member Johanna McCarthy Running For Mayor|website= Wayzata.com|access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>

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|+ Precinct General Election Results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/|title=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222230838/https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.1% ''1,162''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.6%''' ''1,601''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''64''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.0% ''1,350''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.3%''' ''1,811''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''57''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.9% ''1,238''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.0%''' ''1,354''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% ''231''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.6%''' ''1,405''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.2% ''1,091''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% ''32''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.4%''' ''1,286''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.3% ''1,183''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''34''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''1,372''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.7% ''1,133''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% ''51''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.3%''' ''1,370''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.4% ''975''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.3% ''131''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.7%''' ''1,179''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.5% ''923''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% ''180''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.4%''' ''1,042''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.3% ''777''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|24.3% ''131''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.1%''' ''1,422''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.9% ''833''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.3%''' ''1,486''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.7% ''791''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.7%''' ''1,195''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.6% ''709''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.7% ''205''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.0%''' ''1,427''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.2% ''762''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% ''40''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.2%''' ''1,327''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.1% ''613''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''34''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.0%''' ''1,095''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.8% ''751''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''41''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.8%''' ''997''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.8% ''752''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''7''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''72.7%''' ''1,248''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.2% ''467''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1''
|}
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==Economy==

===Corporate headquarters===
[[File:City of Wayzata - Local Businesses.jpg|thumb|right|Local businesses]]
The corporate headquarters of both [[Cargill]] and [[Carlson (company)|Carlson]] are in [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], within {{convert|1|mile}} of Wayzata. They are two of the largest employers in the Wayzata area.

The regional bank [[TCF Financial Corporation|TCF]] was founded in Wayzata in 1923.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcfbank.com/about-tcf/our-story|title=TCF Bank Profile}}</ref> The company was headquartered in Wayzata until 2019.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. is headquartered in Wayzata.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/our-top-50-public-companies-with-no-1-at-226b-in-revenue/506438451/|title = Minnesota's top 50 public companies ranked by revenue – with No. 1 hitting $226 billion|website = [[Star Tribune]]}}</ref>

Ace Casual Furniture is headquartered in Wayzata.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acecasual.com/contact-us/|title=Ace Casual Furniture {{!}} contact us|language=en-US|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>

===Infrastructure===
The [[United States Postal Service]] maintains a [[post office]] in Wayzata, which is assigned the [[ZIP code]] 55391. Although this ZIP code serves an area much larger than the city of Wayzata and includes seven other municipalities around eastern [[Lake Minnetonka]], all locations in the ZIP code area use the name Wayzata in their postal addresses.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/wayzata-229-minnetonka-ave-s-wayzata-mn-1386756 Post Office Location – Wayzata]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on December 23, 2010.</ref>
The BNSF Railway serves Wayzata.

==Education==
[[File:City of Wayzata - West Middle School.jpg|thumb|right|West Middle School]]
Wayzata Public Schools are part of Independent School District (ISD) 284 and serve all or parts of eight west suburban municipalities ([[Plymouth, Minnesota|Plymouth]], [[Corcoran, Minnesota|Corcoran]], [[Hamel, Minnesota|Hamel]], [[Maple Grove, Minnesota|Maple Grove]], [[Medicine Lake, Minnesota|Medicine Lake]], [[Medina, Minnesota|Medina]], [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], and [[Orono, Minnesota|Orono]]). The only school within Wayzata's city limits is West Middle School. The district covers {{convert|38|sqmi|km2|0}}, extending north and east from Wayzata Bay on Lake Minnetonka, and lies approximately 8 miles west of Minneapolis. There are approximately 9,510 students enrolled in eight public [[elementary school]]s ([[K-5 (education)|K–5]]), three [[middle school]]s (6–8), and one [[High school (North America)|high school]] (9–12). Some students in the area attend public schools in other school districts that their families choose 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> In 2012, ''[[Newsweek]]'' ranked [[Wayzata High School]] one of the top 1,000 public high schools in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=America's Best High Schools 2012|work=The complete list of the 1,000 top U.S. schools|publisher=Newsweek|year=2012|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! colspan="3"|Schools in the Wayzata School District
|-
! Elementary schools !! Middle schools !! High School
|-
| Sunset Hill || West Middle School || [[Wayzata High School]]
|-
| Plymouth Creek || Central Middle School
|
|-
| Oakwood || East Middle School
|-
| Meadow Ridge
|-
| Kimberly Lane
|-
| Greenwood
|-
| Gleason Lake
|-
| Birchview
|-
| North Woods
|-
|}

==Parks and recreation==

===Dakota Rail Regional Trail===
The [[Dakota Rail Regional Trail|Dakota Rail Trail]] is a {{convert|13.5|mi|km}} paved regional trail. In Hennepin County, the trail winds around Lake Minnetonka through Wayzata, [[Orono, Minnesota|Orono]], [[Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota|Minnetonka Beach]], [[Spring Park, Minnesota|Spring Park]], [[Mound, Minnesota|Mound]], [[Minnetrista, Minnesota|Minnetrista]] and [[St. Bonifacius, Minnesota|Saint Bonifacius]]. The trail continues for {{convert|12.5|mi|km}} in [[Carver County, Minnesota|Carver County]] and terminates in [[Mayer, Minnesota|Mayer]]. The trail is managed by the [[Three Rivers Park District|Three River Park District]].<ref name="Dakota Trail">{{cite web|title=Dakota Rail Regional Trail|url=http://www.threeriversparks.org/trails/dakota-rail-trail.aspx|work=Three Rivers Park District|publisher=Three Rivers Parks|access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Blake|first=Laurie|title=New bike trail peddles Lake Minnetonka views|url=http://www.startribune.com/local/west/46585202.html|work=Star Tribune|publisher=Star Tribune|access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>

===Wayzata Beach===
The Wayzata Beach is in downtown Wayzata on [[Lake Minnetonka]]. The beach is open to the public and has permit and non-permit parking. A lifeguard is on duty from mid-June to mid-August when the temperature is above 65 degrees [[Fahrenheit]]. The beach features
* A sandy beach and grassy peninsula
* Shaded picnic areas
* Playground equipment
* Canoe racks
* Stand-up paddleboard rentals<ref>Wai Nani Surf & Paddle – [http://www.wainanisup.com www.wainanisup.com]</ref>
* Volleyball court
* Boat slips
* Playing fields<ref name="Parks & Recr's">{{cite web|title=Parks and Recreation|url=http://www.wayzata.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={EA21345C-005F-457F-AD3E-91534296D44D}|work=City of Wayzata Minnesota|publisher=City of Wayzata Minnesota|access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In the 1990s TV series ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', [[Brandon Walsh]] ([[Jason Priestley]]) and [[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters#Brenda Walsh|Brenda Walsh]] ([[Shannen Doherty]]) moved to [[California]] from Wayzata. In the show, both characters mispronounce Wayzata as "Way-za-da."

In the 1996 film ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'', Jerry Lundegaard intends to purchase a parking lot in Wayzata.

Much of the 1999 film ''[[Drop Dead Gorgeous (film)|Drop Dead Gorgeous]]'' (starring [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[Kirstie Alley]], [[Denise Richards]], [[Allison Janney]], [[Ellen Barkin]], [[Brittany Murphy]], and [[Amy Adams]]) was filmed in Wayzata. Scenes were filmed at West Middle School, the Wayzata VFW, and 634 Park Street.

The character [[Ben Linus]] in the TV series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' assumed the identity of a Henry Gale from Wayzata, Minnesota. In the show, the character mispronounces Wayzata as "Why-Zah-tah."

Aerial shots of Wayzata were featured in the fourth episode of the 2018 TV series ''[[The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story]]''.

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
* [[Salisbury Adams]], Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
* [[James Ford Bell]], first president of [[General Mills]]
* [[Al Quie]], former [[Governor of Minnesota]] and U.S. Congressman
* [[Rand Tower|Rufus Rand]], politician and business executive
* [[Douglas Dayton]], first president of [[Target Corporation|Target]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=Laurence|title=Douglas J. Dayton, first president of Target department stores, dies at 88|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/douglas-j-dayton-first-president-of-target-department-stores-dies-at-88/2013/07/08/ec228ab2-e7e2-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130713045959/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-08/business/40438297_1_target-stores-dayton-hudson-corp-target-corp|url-status=live|archive-date=July 13, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 12, 2013|date=July 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Marchette Chute]], U.S. author and biographer
* [[Eugene Larkin]], Artist, printmaker, lithographer
* [[Dick Beardsley]], long-distance runner and winner of the 1981 London Marathon
* [[Kent DuChaine]], American blues singer and guitarist
* [[Kimberly Elise]], film and television actress (alumna of [[Wayzata High School|Wayzata Senior High]])
* [[Orlando J. Heinitz]], politician and businessman
* [[Tim Herron]], American professional golfer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/golfers/012782/tim-herron/ |title= Tim Herron |publisher= PGA Tour |access-date= October 8, 2012}}</ref>
* [[James Laurinaitis]], linebacker for the [[Saint Louis Rams]]
* [[Lorie Line]], pianist
* [[David Bromstad]], designer and television personality
* [[Jim Ramstad]], [[U.S. Representative]]
* [[Betsy Hodges]], [[Mayor of Minneapolis]] from 2014 to 2018
* [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[U.S. Senator]] (alumna of [[Wayzata High School|Wayzata Senior High]])
* [[Robert L. Searles]], Minnesota state representative and businessman<ref>[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10601 Minnesota Legislatorrs: Past & Present-Robert L. Searles]</ref>

==References==
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*[https://www.wayzata.org/ City of Wayzata]
*[http://www.wayzatahistoricalsociety.org/ Wayzata Historical Society]
*[http://www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/ Wayzata Public Schools]
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