Rockford The cities in Area 18 are in the far western part of Hennepin County. Area 18 has a long agricultural history from its first settlers in the 1850s. The denser population centers are in eastern Medina, Maple Plaine, Loretto, and Rockford. There are many farms in Greenfield and Independence with rolling fields of corn and horse pastures. Highways 55 and 12, which go through the area, serve as primary commercial and industrial corridors.
Many residents live in homes on larger lots.
Baker and Lake Rebecca Park Reserves are major natural attractions in the area. The 1990 population for Area 18 was 10,217. Rogers The cities in Area 19 are rural communities in the northwestern part of Hennepin County. Fields of corn, soybeans, and hay cover much of the area. Cows and horses are frequent sights on the area's farms that are intermixed with homes on large lots.