Burnsville is a city 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the fifteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.6 million residents. According to the 2010 United States Census, the population is 60,306. Known in the metro area for its regional mall, Burnsville Center, the city is also a recreational attraction with Alimagnet... Dog Park, a section of Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, and 310-foot vertical ski peak Buck Hill. Minnesota River wildlife is protected by the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Originally a rural Irish farming community, Burnsville became the tenth largest Minnesotan city in the 2000 Census following the construction of Interstate 35. Currently the sixth largest suburb in the metro area and a bedroom community of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the city was fully built by the late 2000s.
more
| County: | Dakota County |
| State: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 60,306 |
| Area: | 26.7 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central Time zone |
| Also known as: | Burnsville, Minnesota, Dakota County / Burnsville city |