St. Bonifacius, Minnesota

Saint Bonifacius
UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-56770
Website	www.ci.st-bonifacius.mn.us

Saint Bonifacius, often stylized as St. Bonifacius, is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, 25 miles west of Minneapolis. Settled in the 1850s, the town has a combination of rural and exurban features. It is completely surrounded by Minnetrista, Minnesota, and is close to the county line with Carver County. It hosted a Nike Hercules battery during the Cold War, one of four protecting Minneapolis–Saint Paul from Soviet bombers.

The population was 2,283 at the

runs through town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km²), of which 1.06 square miles (2.75 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.^[4] It is completely surrounded by the city of Minnetrista.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	275		—
1920	332		20.7%
1930	336		1.2%
1940	363		8.0%
1950	438		20.7%
1960	576		31.5%
1970	685		18.9%
1980	857		25.1%
1990	1,180		37.7%
2000	1,873		58.7%
2010	2,283		21.9%
2020	2,307		1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the

of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 863 households, of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.7% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.

The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 28.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 8.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

As of the

of any race were 1.76% of the population.

There were 681 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 41.1% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,446, and the median income for a family was $69,938. Males had a median income of $43,173 versus $31,354 for females. The

, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

United States presidential election results for St. Bonifacius, Minnesota^[7]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	783	54.26%	627	43.45%	33	2.29%
2020	797	55.23%	608	42.13%	38	2.63%
2016	777	58.07%	437	32.66%	124	9.27%
2012	831	60.13%	521	37.70%	30	2.17%
2008	770	56.83%	556	41.03%	29	2.14%
2004	825	62.45%	485	36.71%	11	0.83%
2000	635	59.12%	380	35.38%	59	5.49%
1996	254	36.92%	314	45.64%	120	17.44%
1992	187	32.64%	178	31.06%	208	36.30%
1988	427	53.98%	364	46.02%	0	0.00%
1984	251	53.07%	222	46.93%	0	0.00%
1980	164	35.96%	248	54.39%	44	9.65%
1976	80	22.73%	262	74.43%	10	2.84%
1972	96	32.21%	197	66.11%	5	1.68%
1968	45	15.46%	237	81.44%	9	3.09%
1964	52	17.87%	237	81.44%	2	0.69%
1960	38	11.08%	246	71.72%	59	17.20%

Waconia Public Schools operates the area public schools,^[8] including Waconia High School.

• Milt Bruhn (1912–1991), American football player and coach

• City website

44°54′16″N 93°44′38″W / 44.90444°N 93.74389°W / 44.90444; -93.74389