Crystal Wedding

Crystal is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 22,698 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.2 km (5.9 mi). 15.0 km (5.8 mi) of it is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi) of it (1.53%) is water.

Crystal has been awarded the "Minnesota Star City" designation for economic development.

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,698 people, 9,389 households, and 6,102 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,516.2/km (3,929.3/mi). There were 9,481 housing units at an average density of 633.3/km (1,641.3/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 88.34% White, 4.20% African American, 0.59% Native American, 3.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.51% of the population.

There were 9,389 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.