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Coney Island, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°51′18″N 93°45′41″W / 44.85500°N 93.76139°W / 44.85500; -93.76139
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Coney Island
The namesake lake island
The namesake lake island
Coney Island is located in Minnesota
Coney Island
Coney Island
Location of the community of Coney Island
within Laketown Township, Carver County
Coney Island is located in the United States
Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°51′18″N 93°45′41″W / 44.85500°N 93.76139°W / 44.85500; -93.76139
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCarver
TownshipLaketown Township
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55387
Area code952
GNIS feature ID1815278[1]

Coney Island is an unincorporated community in Laketown Township, Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Highway 5 at Laketown Parkway near Waconia and St. Bonifacius.

Coney Island took its name from a nearby lake island, which was a popular summer resort.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Coney Island, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 82.