Fridley is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 27,208 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1949 as a village and became a city in 1957. It is part of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Fridley is a "first ring" or "inner ring" suburb in the Northern part of the Twin Cities. It borders Minneapolis at its southern border. Neighboring first ring suburbs are Columbia Heights and Brooklyn Center. The post-European/American settlement history of Fridley begins with the construction of the Red River Ox Cart Trail in 1844, which traveled through Minnesota... Territory from St. Paul to Pembina , now East River Road . The road was used to transport furs to the south and other various supplies to the Red River Valley settlers in the north. In 1847, John Banfill became the first settler in the area, which was known at the time as Manomin. Manomin is a variant spelling of manoomin, the Ojibwe word for wild rice, a staple of their diet. It comprised the modern-day municipalities of Columbia Heights, Fridley, Hilltop, and Spring Lake Park. The area soon grew quickly in size.
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| County: | Anoka County |
| State: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 25,997 |
| Area: | 10.9 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central Time zone |
| Also known as: | Fridley, Minnesota, Anoka County / Fridley city |