Guide to Maple Grove Minnesota

Maple Grove (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

6,275

20,525

38,736

50,365

59,458

11,629

30.02

Land Area (sq. mile)

38.70

34.26

32.84

32.87

0.03

0.09

Density (persons per sq. mile)

162.1

599.1

1,179.5

1,532.3

352.72

29.90

Housing Units

1,589

6,764

12,968

17,745

4,777

36.84

Households

6,239

12,531

17,532

21,828

5,001

39.91

Persons Per Household

3.29

3.09

2.87

2.71

-0.22

-7.16

Maple Grove is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.0 square miles (90.5 km²), of which, 32.9 square miles (85.1 km²) of it is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) of it (5.95%) is water. The elevation is 935 ft (285 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 50,365 people, 17,532 households, and 13,955 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,532.3 people per square mile (591.6/km²). There were 17,745 housing units at an average density of 539.9/sq mi (208.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.74% White, 1.05% African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population. 31.9% were of German, 14.0% Norwegian, 8.5% Swedish and 7.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 17,532 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.8% 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 2.87 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $89,866, and the median income for a family was $102,003. Males had a median income of $52,187 versus $37,021 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,544. About 0.8% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

MAPLE GROVE Township, first settled in 1851, organized May 11, 1858, was named for the abundance of the hard, or sugar, maple in its forests. The city of Maple Grove incorporated on April 30, 1954, and had a post office, 1866-1901.

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