Mendota Heights Wedding

Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,434 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.1 km (10.1 mi). 24.2 km (9.4 mi) of it is land and 1.8 km (0.7 mi) of it (7.05%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 11,434 people, 4,178 households, and 3,237 families residing in the city. The population density was 471.7/km (1,222.2/mi). There were 4,252 housing units at an average density of 175.4/km (454.5/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 95.66% White, 0.88% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 4,178 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.