Distribution 96% urban
4% rural Median income 63,816 Area 1,212 km² | Population (2000) 614,935 Cook PVI D+1 | |
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Current Representative Erik Paulsen (R–Eden Prairie) Ethnicity 89.5% White
3.8% Black
4% Asian
1.8% Hispanic
0.4% Native American
0.7% other | ||
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. With blue collar Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and higher-income Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetrista, and Wayzata to the West, it features a mixed characteristic. Republican Erik Paulsen currently represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected in 2008.
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