Blaine is a suburban city in Anoka and Ramsey counties in Minnesota, United States.

For several years, Blaine led the Twin Cities metro region in new home construction.

[5] The city is mainly in Anoka County, and is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.

Phillip Leddy, a native of Ireland, was recorded in the 1857 census[9] as having settled in the township of Anoka until his death in 1872, on land that later became Blaine.

[11] Chambers was a former slave who moved north from Barren County, Kentucky, after the American Civil War.

[12] In 1870, George Wall, Joseph Gagner, and others soon settled in the area and it began to grow.

Ripley, who had come to Minnesota from Maine, persuaded his fellow board members to name the new township in honor of James G. Blaine, a U.S.

While many other Anoka County communities experienced growth due to farming, Blaine's sandy soil and abundant wetlands discouraged farmers and it remained a prime hunting area.

Blaine's growth remained slow until after World War II, when housing developments began in the southern part of town and the community became more suburban.

Beginning with the development of the Knoll Creek, Club West, Pleasure Creek and TPC Twin Cities, the existing land was modified through extensive grading efforts in the large open water areas.

The Blaine area was covered by a large glacier that shaped the landscape during the late Wisconsinan glaciation.

As the glaciers retreated, the water gathered into a lake that covered much of Anoka County.

[17] There are four major named water bodies partially or completely within the city limits.

[25] The National Sports Center was the home of Minnesota's professional soccer teams for 23 years.

After the Thunder folded, the sports center quickly stepped in and created the NSC Minnesota Stars for the 2009 season.

The Minnesota United FC, after being re-branded in early 2013 to represent the history of soccer in Minnesota, played at the National Sports Center until their promotion to Major League Soccer in 2017,[26] and they now play at Allianz Field in St. Paul but continue to use the National Sports Center as their training facility.

[27] The National Sports Center is also home to Victory Links Golf Course, a stadium with an artificial turf field, over 50 full-size soccer fields, an eight-sheet ice arena, the largest of its kind in the world, an expo center, and a meeting and convention facility.

The Blaine Wetland Sanctuary is 500 acres of protected open space featuring a boardwalk and trails.

Rasmussen University, a private, for-profit school offering bachelor's and associate degrees, has a location in Blaine.