Chanhassen is a city in Carver and Hennepin counties
in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 20,321
at the 2000 census, with a 2006 estimated population of 23,520.
The origin of the name comes from the Dakota word chanhasen meaning "sugar-maple tree"
(chan, tree; haza, a tree with sap). The northern metro area Hassan Township carries the latter
syllable of the word to avoid confusion.
