Anoka, MN

Anoka ə-NOH-kə is a city in and the county seat of Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 17,921 at the 2020 census. Located at the confluence of the Rum and Mississippi Rivers, Anoka is a northern suburb of the Twin Cities. It is nicknamed the "Halloween Capital of the World" because it hosted one of the first Halloween parades in 1920. It continues to celebrate the holiday each year with several parades. U.S. Highways 10 / 169 and State Highway 47 are three of Anoka's main routes, and it has a station on the Northstar Commuter Rail line to Minneapolis. Source: Wikipedia