Local city information for Mound, MN

Mound is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. ZIP code: 55364. The population was 9,435 at the 2000 census. Mound is the birth place of the Tonka truck, which is named after Lake Minnetonka. Mound is also the birth place of actor Kevin Sorbo, who portrayed Hercules on the television show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Author Lisa Wysocky is also from Mound.

The "Tonka Toys" headquarters was originally located in Mound, until business picked up and they needed a better place for supplies to be delivered to. Considering Mound is half water, it was very hard to navigate.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²) of it (40.04%) is water. County roads 15 and 110 are two of the main arterial routes.

Lakes in Mound include: Black Lake, Dutch Lake, Lake Langdon, Saunders Lake, Seton Lake, and the phrase Lake Minnetonka encompasses these and many others in the area.

Lake Langdon lies immediately west of Mound. It lies between an old Great Northern rail road line and Lake Minnetonka. One of its most notable places is an old ice house and grocery store at the east side of the lake. The store for many years in the 40's and 50's was owned and operated by Ed and Pete Sollie, uncles of the Andrews Sisters. Other historic places on the east shore of Lake Langdon are Our Lady of the Lake, parochial school and the Mound Baptist Church, cared for many years by Ulrich Eugster an immigrant to the United States from Reute, Switzerland.

"Mound derived its name from the Indian mounds once found within the present day limits. They were not built by the Dakota Indians but were made by prehistoric Indians... " - Melvin Gimmestad, from the book, Historical Backgrounds of Mound, Minnesota. The origin of its name is also confirmed by author Warren Upham.
Mound is a city with perhaps over 1,000 docks, and even more boats. Mound’s early history revolved around the Lake. Its early days were perhaps like being or living at a cabin or resort up North. The Lakes geographically define the towns areas such as Three Points, The Island, The Highlands, Grandview Boulevard and Shirley Hills. Because the Westonka School District encompasses Mound, the city is also very connected to Spring Park, Orono, St. Bonifacious, and Minnetrista.

Mound schools include: Grandview Middle School, Hilltop Primary School, Mound-Westonka High School, and Shirley Hills Elementary, all five-star schools. The school mascot is the Whitehawk, which was changed in 1997 from the former Mohawk. Local sites also include: Swenson Park, Al and Alma’s Supper Club, "Killer Hill", the Minnetonka Drive In, and Jubilee, Mound Bay Park (also known locally as "Surfside"), the Depot, and a four story parking ramp.

The Mound downtown area includes John’s Variety and Pets, the House of Moy, the Legion, the VFW, the Pond arena, the True Value Hardware Store, Westonka Sports, a Barber Shop, Wolner field, the Netka Building, the Crow River State Bank, Super America, "Zero Gravity" skatepark, and a four story parking ramp. Its downtown also features the new Andrews Sisters' Trail. They grew up in Mound from 1918 through 1931 and returned at least one week each year.

The Mound City Council for a number of years has been working on a project called "Mound Visions". One of the projects goals is an attempt to improve business traffic in the city, which most agree has declined. Some of the recent accomplishments are: the Mound Marketplace, the realignment of County Road 15, the Lost Lake Greenway, the Villas on Lost Lake townhouses, and a new four story parking ramp.

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