Guide to Maple Plain Minnesota

Maple Plain (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

1,169

1,421

2,005

2,088

1,961

4.14

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.70

1.09

1.11

0.00

0.30

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1,670.0

1,303.7

1,806.3

1,875.4

69.10

3.83

Housing Units

327

481

720

786

9.17

Households

465

696

770

753

10.63

Persons Per Household

2.92

2.79

2.61

2.49

-0.18

-6.31

Maple Plain is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota located about 25 miles west of Minneapolis on U.S. Route 12. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 1,027 ft (313 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,088 people, 770 households, and 536 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,875.4 people per square mile (726.3/km²). There were 786 housing units at an average density of 706.0/sq mi (273.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.65% White, 0.48% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 770 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,938, and the median income for a family was $58,977. Males had a median income of $40,114 versus $32,121 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,218. About 2.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

MAPLE PLAIN, a city in Independence Township, section 25, platted in 1868 when the railway construction was completed to that station of the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad, was named, like Maple Grove, for the abundance of the hard, or sugar, maple in its forests. It was incorporated as a village April 19, 1912; its post office began in 1856. Local history states that the post office moved from Armstrong, at which time the postmaster resigned to be depot agent and John Perkins became postmaster; postal records list Irvin Shrewsbury as first postmaster; Armstrong had a depot, a general store, and several houses and is noted on maps as a populated place in Independence Township.

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