Town file
Andover, Minnesota
Andover, Minnesota (Anoka County, Minnesota) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 375, "Bones In The Bonfire" (30 March 2023). Andover, Minnesota, is a suburb about half an hour outside Minneapolis, in Anoka County.
- Town
- Andover
- County
- Anoka County
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 375
- Approximate location
- 45.252, -93.337
Episode 375 / 30 March 2023 / 162 min / full
Bones In The Bonfire
""We're going to end over Minnesota... it's near Minneapolis. It's a half hour outside Minneapolis... So this is in Anoka County."" about 0:05:34
The case: Murder of Edwin Haws (October 29, 2008). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 32,471
- Median age
- 39.1
- Median household income
- $93,314
- Median home value
- $402,900
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,980
- Cost of living
- 112
- Property crime
- about the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about half the national average
History, in brief
- Andover was known as Grow Township at the time, and Ham Lake split from it in 1871. about 0:06:21
- It was once a stop on the Great Northern Railroad, but was not officially established as a city until 1976. about 0:06:39
- A local myth says the name came from a train tipping off the tracks and a witness saying it went over and over, but the Anoka County Union newspaper mentioned Andover as the town's name in 1899, before any railroad went through. about 0:08:01
The reviews read out
5 stars
"The best place the reviewer has ever lived, though they have travelled pretty much everywhere; amazing parks, water parks, horseback riding, helicopter rides, schools and memorial parks, all written without punctuation."about 0:08:32
4 stars
"A five-word review: "I like where I live.""about 0:10:05
3 stars
"There is a pool, a museum and a theatre, but for events the reviewer suggests Saint Paul or Minneapolis."about 0:10:51
2 stars
"There is not very much to do; the city is all brand new, does not feel homely and is more like housewives."about 0:11:13
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Ham Lake, Minnesota6.9 miles
- Lino Lakes, Minnesota13 miles
- Crystal, Minnesota15 miles
- Corcoran, Minnesota15 miles
- Woodbury, Minnesota31 miles
- Shakopee, Minnesota34 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.