Maple Grove is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

Maple Grove serves as a retail, cultural and medical center in the northwest region of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.

One of the Twin Cities' largest shopping centers, The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, is in Maple Grove.

[5] Winnebago were the only inhabitants in the Maple Grove area until 1851, when Louis Gervais arrived and settled.

Four years later, city growth included a church, town hall, and many homes.

With the completion and major upgrades to Interstates 94 / 694, 494, and U.S. Highway 169, Maple Grove has grown at a rapid pace since the 1970s.

[7] Maple Grove was also named the second-best place to live in 2014 by Money magazine.

[10] Maple Grove directly borders six other cities: Dayton, Champlin, Brooklyn Park, Osseo, Plymouth, and Corcoran.

Maple Grove is home to a regional Boston Scientific research, development, and manufacturing facility, employing over 3,000 people.

Other major employers include Independent School District 279, Nortech Systems, and the city of Maple Grove.

The city is home to a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) gravel mining area owned by Tiller Corporation and C.S.

The first phase included Main Street, a collection of one- and two-story buildings with storefronts in new urbanist (or neotraditional) style.

Minnesota's first so-called "lifestyle center", The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, is designed in the spirit of a mid-century American village.

The Fountains also includes Minnesota's most energy-efficient building, Great River Energy Headquarters.

The Village at Arbor Lakes includes hotels, restaurants, and additional retail space.

[13] Opus Northwest, the developer of the property, selected the location of the initial property development because "it’s the first major city in upstate Minnesota" and serves as "a major hub for that submarket" drawing consumers from the entire upstate region.

Current city council members are Rachelle Johnson, Kristy Janigo, Mike Ostaffe, and Jon McCullough[16] The first town hall was authorized and built in 1877 and was used until 1939.

Maple Grove is in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, represented by Kelly Morrison, a Democrat.