The first residents of the Eagan area were the Dakota or Sioux Indians. Around 1740, a small settlement known as Black Dog Village was formed along the Minnesota River, near the present Burnsville/Eagan border. The Sioux had been driven from their traditional homeland near the Mille Lacs Lake in North Central Minnesota and were attracted to the Eagan location by nearby trading posts.
A United States' expedition, led by Zebulon Pike, explored the Upper Mississippi area in 1805, at which time possible sites for use by the military were designated. However, it was not until after the War of 1812 that a series of frontier forts were constructed, including one at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Completed in 1824, Fort Snelling served as a stabilizing influence and focal point for development of the entire region. The original area of the fort included a parcel of land approximately one mile wide extending through Eagan, adjacent to the Minnesota River.
During the early years, the population of Eagan grew at a relatively slow rate, rising from 642 in 1880 to 1,185 in 1950. During the 1950's however, with the initiation of the interstate highway system and the growth of the entire metropolitan area, Eagan slowly began to change from farmland into a developing suburban community.
The initiation of construction of the Cedar Grove Housing Development in 1959 had a major impact on the city's population. The number of Eagan residents increased from 3,382 in 1960 to 10,398 in 1970, to 20,700 in 1980, to 47,409 in 1990 to 63,557 in 2000 and to a current 2004 estimated population of 66,504.
The City of Eagan is a young, dynamic, growing community and a place where careful land use planning is resulting in lovely residential areas, extensive outdoor recreation opportunities and quality commercial and industrial development.
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