Plymouth is located 15 miles west of downtown Minneapolis. Plymouth community was incorporated as a township in 1858 and as a village on May 18, 1955. Plymouth became a statutory city on February 7, 1974.
It remained a statutory city until voters opted to make it a home rule charter city by adopting a City Charter on November 3, 1992. The City Charter went into effect on January 1, 1993.
Antoine LeCounte, a guide and explorer, was the first settler in what would become Plymouth. LeCounte built the first cabin at what is now East Medicine Lake Boulevard at 29th Avenue North.
Plymouth was named by Money Magazine the number one city in which to live in the United States in 2008. Plymouth got top honors because of its inclusion of residential areas, industry, parks, schools, and other aspects which make Plymouth a self-contained and essentially autonomous city.
The City of Plymouth is in a fast growing area for businesses. In the spirit of early settlers, Plymouth is an ideal location where local creativity can thrive and where self-starter entrepreneurs can start their dream business online or offline.
Business startups in retail sales, clothing, fashion, makeup, beauty, healthcare, legal, medical services, information technology, restaurants, online sales, cleaning services, beauty salons, barber shops, and construction are always in demand in a growing community. Shop Local! Buy Local!