Crystal, Minnesota
city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Crystal is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Minneapolis. The population was 23,330 at the 2020 census. Minnesota State Highway 100 and County Road 81 are two of Crystal's main routes.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 5.88 square miles (15.23 km2), of which 5.78 square miles (14.97 km2) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water.
City routes include Douglas Drive North, 36th Avenue North, 42nd Avenue North, and Bass Lake Road.
Crystal Airport, a small general aviation field, is within the city limits.
The city is bordered on the north by Brooklyn Park, on the northeast by Brooklyn Center, on the east by Robbinsdale, on the south by Golden Valley, and on the west by New Hope.
Crystal has over 240 acres of parks and open spaces. It oversees 26 parks, with amenities such as ball fields, courts, playgrounds, trails, and activity areas. The Crystal Community Center has an outdoor aquatic center, a skate park, and a Little League Baseball complex.
“Crystal, Minnesota” enters the record as city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Crystal, Minnesota and city can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q948360. VIAF identifies the subject as 137238631. The Library of Congress control number is n82274024. Authority coordinates are 45.033, -93.360. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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