Biggest Cities in Minnesota - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In Minnesota (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Minneapolis	368,284	-0.1%
2	St. Paul	272,235	0.1%
3	Bloomington	86,292	–
4	Duluth	85,446	–
5	Rochester	71,590	–
6	Brooklyn Park	56,366	–
7	St. Cloud	55,859	–
8	Coon Rapids	52,970	–
9	Burnsville	51,249	–
10	Plymouth	50,892	–
11	Minnetonka	48,375	–
12	Eagan	47,416	–
13	Edina	45,947	–
14	St. Louis Park	43,932	–
15	Eden Prairie	39,309	–
16	Blaine	38,925	–
17	Maple Grove	38,796	–
18	Richfield	35,699	–
19	Apple Valley	34,608	–
20	Roseville	33,317	–
21	Moorhead	32,542	–
22	Mankato	31,957	–
23	Maplewood	30,558	–
24	Brooklyn Center	28,881	–
25	Fridley	28,336	–
26	Winona	26,567	–
27	Lakeville	24,814	–
28	Shoreview	24,640	–
29	White Bear Lake	24,547	–
30	Crystal	23,792	–
31	Cottage Grove	22,977	–
32	Inver Grove Heights	22,519	–
33	Austin	22,438	–
34	New Brighton	21,866	–
35	New Hope	21,854	–
36	Golden Valley	21,044	–
37	South St. Paul	20,235	–
38	Woodbury	20,075	–
39	Owatonna	19,766	–
40	West St. Paul	19,245	–
41	Columbia Heights	18,973	–
42	Oakdale	18,495	–
43	Albert Lea	18,386	–
44	Hibbing	18,043	–
45	Willmar	17,818	–
46	Faribault	17,446	–
47	Anoka	17,146	–
48	Champlin	16,845	–
49	Hopkins	16,521	–
50	Hastings	15,464	–
51	Red Wing	15,178	–
52	Andover	15,175	–
53	Northfield	14,870	–
54	Robbinsdale	14,401	–
55	Stillwater	13,930	–
56	New Ulm	13,530	–
57	Brainerd	12,785	–
58	Mounds View	12,723	–
59	Fergus Falls	12,678	–
60	Ramsey	12,432	–
61	North St. Paul	12,419	–
62	Marshall	12,086	–
63	Hutchinson	12,032	–
64	Shakopee	11,831	–
65	Chanhassen	11,747	–
66	Prior Lake	11,491	–
67	Chaska	11,394	–
68	Bemidji	11,301	–
69	Vadnais Heights	11,299	–
70	Fairmont	11,278	–
71	Cloquet	11,145	–
72	Elk River	11,112	–
73	North Mankato	10,699	–
74	Worthington	9,987	–
75	Savage	9,902	–
76	Mound	9,606	–
77	St. Peter	9,574	–
78	Mendota Heights	9,547	–
79	Virginia	9,437	–
80	Arden Hills	9,034	–
81	Ham Lake	8,979	–
82	Little Canada	8,952	–
83	East Grand Forks	8,821	–
84	Lino Lakes	8,779	–
85	Rosemount	8,591	–
86	International Falls	8,454	–
87	Waseca	8,404	–
88	St. Anthony	8,218	–
89	Alexandria	8,151	–
90	Thief River Falls	8,138	–
91	Crookston	8,124	–
92	Grand Rapids	8,092	–
93	East Bethel	8,056	–
94	Little Falls	7,953	–
95	Buffalo	7,655	–
96	Sauk Rapids	7,501	–
97	Orono	7,413	–
98	Detroit Lakes	7,353	–
99	Hermantown	6,783	–
100	Spring Lake Park	6,557	–

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What was the largest city in Minnesota in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in Minnesota was Minneapolis, with a population of 368,284. The second largest city is St. Paul, with a population of 272,235.