Golden Valley Wedding

Golden Valley is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb bounded on the east by Minneapolis, and is the locus of the corporate headquarters of General Mills. Golden Valley is also the home of the Perpich Center for Arts Education. The population was 20,281 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.2 km (10.5 mi). 26.5 km (10.2 mi) of it is land and 0.8 km (0.3 mi) of it (2.76%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 20,281 people, 8,449 households, and 5,508 families residing in the city. The population density was 765.4/km (1,982.3/mi). There were 8,589 housing units at an average density of 324.2/km (839.5/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 91.07% White, 3.59% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.87% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.