Guide to Hugo Minnesota

The City of Hugo is located north of St. Paul, Minnesota in north Washington County. The original village site consisted of approximately three square miles. The St. Paul and Duluth Railroad, now called the Burlington Northern Railroad, was built through the township in 1868. Due to the proximity of the railroad depot to Centerville, the area became known as the Centerville Station. In 1906, the 258 people in the Centerville Station area decided to incorporate as the Village of Hugo.

Over the next 66 years, the village continued to exist as a small farming and railroad community. In January 1972, the Township of Oneka was consolidated with the Village of Hugo. The Township government, which had served the area for over 100 years, was dissolved and a new government consisting of a Mayor and four Council members was instituted. In 1986, the City adopted the Plan A Statutory form of government calling for a Mayor, four Council members, and City Administrator.

The population of Hugo is now more than 12,000 people and covers 36 square miles. The City has approximately 100 miles of City streets; maintenance is performed by the City's Public Works Department. The Washington County Sheriff Department provides police services on a contractual basis and the City provides fire and rescue service through the use of 27 volunteer Firefighters/EMT’s. The full staff consists of a City Administrator, Community Development Director, Associate Planner, Community Development Assistant, Finance Director, Building Official, Building Inspectors, Public Works Director and seven full time workers, City Clerk, Utility Billing Clerk and Building Department Receptionist.

Courtesy City of Hugo

Hugo (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

2,732

3,771

4,417

6,363

12,022

1,946

44.06

Land Area (sq. mile)

1.10

34.68

33.99

-0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

2,483.64

108.74

129.95

187.21

57.26

44.06

Housing Units

655

1,124

1,440

2,174

734

50.97

Households

1,082

1,416

2,125

4,301

709

50.07

Persons Per Household

3.49

3.12

2.99

2.79

-0.13

-4.15

Hugo is a commuter town 14 miles (23 km) north of downtown Saint Paul in Washington County in the state of Minnesota . The city lies north of White Bear Lake on the border of the metropolitan boundary. U.S. Route 61 travels North-South through the city of Hugo. Interstate 35E travels north-south immediately west of Hugo. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km²), of which, 34.0 square miles (88.0 km²) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it (5.61%) is water. The elevation is 932 ft (284 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,363 people, 2,125 households, and 1,742 families residing in the city. The population density was 187.2 people per square mile (72.3/km²). There were 2,174 housing units at an average density of 64.0/sq mi (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.16% White, 0.20% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 2,125 households out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $63,450, and the median income for a family was $65,222. Males had a median income of $44,069 versus $31,110 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,334. About 1.4% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

HUGO, a city in section 20 of Oneka Township, was formerly called Centerville for the adjacent township and village of Anoka County but was renamed in honor of Trevanion William Hugo of Duluth. He was born in Cornwall, England, July 29, 1848, came to America in 1852 with his parents who settled in Kingston, Ontario; was a marine engineer on the Great Lakes, 1869-81; settled in Duluth, 1882, and became chief engineer of the Consolidated Elevator Company, the largest such company in the United States; was mayor of Duluth, 1900-1904. It had a station of the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad; the post office began in 1882. The townsite of Hugo was platted on April 26, 1906, and when incorporated in 1972, the Township of Oneka consolidated with the village.

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