Guide to Cottage Grove Minnesota

Cottage Grove (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

13,419

18,994

22,935

30,582

33,788

7,647

33.34

Land Area (sq. mile)

33.10

32.98

33.97

33.98

0.01

0.04

Density (persons per sq. mile)

405.41

575.92

675.15

899.90

224.74

33.29

Housing Units

2,879

5,207

7,105

10,024

2,919

41.08

Households

5,127

6,856

9,932

11,342

3,076

44.87

Persons Per Household

3.70

3.35

3.07

2.97

-0.28

-8.23

Cottage Grove is a city located 8 miles (12.5 km) south of Saint Paul in Washington County in the state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the Mississippi River, north of a backwash from the confluence with the Saint Croix River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.9 square miles (98.2 km²), of which, 34.0 square miles (88.0 km²) of it is land and 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²) of it (10.39%) is water. The elevation is 814 ft (248 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 30,582 people, 9,932 households, and 8,462 families residing in the city. The population density was 899.9 people per square mile (347.5/km²). There were 10,024 housing units at an average density of 295.0/sq mi (113.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.54% White, 2.35% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.53% of the population.

There were 9,932 households out of which 49.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,825, and the median income for a family was $68,935 (these figures had risen to $79,342 and $84,185 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[6]). Males had a median income of $45,567 versus $31,232 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,348. About 1.8% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

COTTAGE GROVE Township was settled in 1844 and organized in May 1858; its city in section 12, bearing the same name, in allusion to the mingled tracts of groves and prairies, was platted in April 1871 by J. P. Furber, with J. W. Furber, surveyor, four miles from the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad station of the same name, on 40 acres; the city was incorporated on July 21, 1965. The post office began in 1849, with Joseph W. Forbes, postmaster. The farm community of East Cottage Grove and the railroad village of Langdon were transformed from rural community to "bedroom" suburb by 1958 with the Panorama City addition in 1955, the (Orrin) Thompson Grove additions in 1958 and 1959, and Thompson Grove Estates additions in 1960-70. The city absorbed the township, which then ceased to exist.

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