Andover is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.

It is on the southern border of the city with the majority of the lake in neighboring Coon Rapids.

In 1860 after an Anoka, Minnesota speech by U.S. Representative Galusha Aaron Grow from Pennsylvania who was an abolitionist and a major figure in the Homestead Act, the town name was changed to Grow Township.

[8] Once a stop on the Great Northern Railway, Andover was established as a city in 1976.

[9] A popular myth surrounding the origins of the name "Andover" describe a train tipping off the railroad tracks, and an eyewitness describing that the train "went over and over", however this proves to be false because an Anoka County Union Newspaper article first mentions the name in an articled dated March 14, 1899, before any railroad tracks went through the city.

The Andover City Council consists of four at-large council members, each elected to four-year terms, while the mayor is elected to two-year terms.

Andover is located in Minnesota's 6th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom Emmer.

As of the 2024 election, the current members of the Andover City Council are:[14] [15] The annual city celebration is the Andover Family Fun Fest, held near the beginning of July on and around the grounds of City Hall, Andover Elementary School, and Sunshine Park.

Events include a 5K fun run, a street dance, a parade, and a fireworks show.

[16] The 25th Annual Andover Family Fun Fest was held on July 9 and 10, 2021.