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Lakeville is a city located in Dakota County, Minnesota. It is one of the southernmost suburbs of Minneapolis. The population was 56,443 at the 2011 census.
Lakeville, named like the township, received its first settlers in 1855. When the Hastings and Dakota railroad was built in 1869, a new village site was chosen, at first called Fairfield. This village superseded the older Lakeville and adopted that name in its act of incorporation on March 28, 1878.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad served Lakeville until 1980.
City website: www.ci.lakeville.mn.us
History: mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1665&BookC...
Lakeville, named like the township, received its first settlers in 1855. When the Hastings and Dakota railroad was built in 1869, a new village site was chosen, at first called Fairfield. This village superseded the older Lakeville and adopted that name in its act of incorporation on March 28, 1878.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad served Lakeville until 1980.
City website: www.ci.lakeville.mn.us
History: mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1665&BookC...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°40'20"N 93°14'14"W
- Burnsville, Minnesota 19 km
- Bloomington, Minnesota 25 km
- Cottage Grove, MN 27 km
- Shakopee, Minnesota 30 km
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota 33 km
- Saint Paul, Minnesota 36 km
- Chanhassen, Minnesota 39 km
- Maplewood, Minnesota 42 km
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 43 km
- Mason City, Iowa 166 km
- King Park 1.4 km
- Aronson/Quigley-Sime Park 2 km
- Farmington High School 3.6 km
- Foxborough Park 3.7 km
- Crystal Lake Golf Club 4.1 km
- Meadow View Park 4.8 km
- Valley Lake Park 5.3 km
- Cornerstone Lake Townhomes 6.2 km
- East Community Park 6.5 km
- East lake 6.6 km