Anoka County is part of the 7-county metro area that makes up the whole of the Twin Cities Metro area. It is the northernmost county with its county seat sharing the same name, Anoka, the self-proclaimed "Halloween Capital of the World". They hosted the first documented Halloween parade there in 1920, when the holiday itself was still rather controversial, but didn´t officially gain the title until 1937. The area was first settled by immigrants in 1844. By the 1850´s, a real town had developed with its own store, school and flour mill.

The county itself covers 446 square miles of land, 23 of which are covered by lakes and rivers, the equivalent of 5.08%. The Mississippi River, Rum River, Rice Creek and Lake George are all among these. The county population is estimated at over 300,000 with its largest city being Coon Rapids.

Anoka County is also home to over a dozen County and Regional parks including Bunker Hills Regional Park, Coon Lake County Park, Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, Kordiak County Park, Lake George Regional Park, Locke County Park, Manomin County Park, Martin-Island-Linwood Lakes Regional Park, Mississippi West Regional Park, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve, Riverfront Regional Park/Islands of Peace, Rum River Central Regional Park, Rum River North County Park and Rum River South County Park. And all of these parks, with the exception of Mississippi West, have miles of bike trails to explore (paved, natural surface, or limestone aggregate). Bunker Park also features horse stables so that you can go and rent horses to explore the trails. There are also riding trails in the Rum River Central Regional Park for your enjoyment, but no stables….

Alex Anderson

Anoka County Realtor

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