Hopkins is a little suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. Hopkins was the headquarters of Minneapolis-Moline, which was a large manufacturer of tractors and agricultural equipment in the United States until the 1960s. The southern decrease of town sits along the main parentage of the Twin Cities and Western Railroad.

The city is four square miles in size and is in the company of the larger suburban communities of Minnetonka, Saint Louis Park, and Edina. The population was 19,079 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 169 and Minnesota State Highway 7 are two of the main routes in the area. The city’s main street was further to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.11 square miles (10.64 km), of which 4.08 square miles (10.57 km²) is estate and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) is water. There are several little ponds upon the western side of Hopkins, and creeks to the north and south. One of these creeks includes Minnehaha Creek. The north branch of Nine Mile Creek has its headwaters in Hopkins at the intersection of 13th Avenue South and Excelsior Boulevard.

As of the census of 2020, there were 19,079 people, and 9,220 households, residing in the city. The population density was 4,696.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,813.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 64.2% White, 21.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 7.1% Asian, 5.4% from two or more races, and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.