Mounds View is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,249 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
U.S. Highway 10, County Road 10, and Interstate Highway 35W are three of the main routes in the city.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water.
Rice Creek flows through southeastern Mounds View.
Mounds View borders Shoreview, Arden Hills, New Brighton, Fridley, Spring Lake Park, and Blaine. The boundary between Ramsey and Anoka Counties makes up the city's northern and western boundaries.
History
The city of Mounds View is in the former Mounds View Township, which was organized in 1858. In 1958, 100 years after Minnesota became a state, the village of Mounds View was incorporated. Post-World War II growth was fueled by the proximity of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Arden Hills on the city's eastern border.
While the city's residential areas started to develop north and south of County Road 10 after World War II, businesses emerged along the corridor starting in the 1950s. Former notable businesses along the corridor include the 1980s nightclub Muldoon's Off 10 and Totino's restaurant. Current notable businesses in Mounds View include Sysco Distributing and Mermaid Entertainment & Event.
On May 6, 1965, a tornado passed through Mounds View, killing six people and destroying 46 homes.
On July 8, 1986, a petroleum pipeline exploded in Mounds View. Two hundred people had to evacuate their homes and two people, a mother and daughter, were killed. The Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety was created in 1987 in response to the tragedy.
In 1987, Mounds View became a Tree City USA-recognized Tree City.
In 2005, the Mounds View City Council voted to sell the city-owned golf course, "The Bridges of Mounds View", to Medtronic, to become its new campus. The campus opened in 2007 in the northeast corner of the city.
In 2016, the Mounds View City Council voted to change the name of County Road 10 to Mounds View Boulevard for the city’s portion of the road.
Before the Fair Housing Act of 1968, racial covenants excluded African Americans and other people of color from Mounds View. The unenforceable covenants remain in the deeds for over 500 houses. In 2024, Mayor Zach Lindstrom announced a draft ordinance that would require property owners to discharge these covenants before sale.