Guide to St. Francis Minnesota

St. Francis (city)

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1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

897

1,184

2,538

4,910

7,218

2,308

+47.00

Land Area (sq. mile)

24.10

23.91

23.52

23.32

23.53

+0.21

+0.90

Density (persons per sq. mile)

37.22

49.52

107.91

210.57

306.76

+96.19

+45.68

Housing Units

250

378

800

1,686

2,650

+964

+57.18

Households

355

760

1,638

2,520

+882

+53.85

Persons Per Household

3.34

3.24

3.00

2.86

-0.14

-4.90

St. Francis is a city in Anoka and Isanti counties, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 47 serves as a main arterial route in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.97 square miles (62.08 km2), of which, 23.53 square miles (60.94 km2) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2) is water. The elevation is 919 ft (280 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,218 people, 2,520 households, and 1,913 families residing in the city. The population density was 306.8 inhabitants per square mile (118.5/km2). There were 2,650 housing units at an average density of 112.6 per square mile (43.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 2,520 households of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.1% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.

The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.8% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

ST. FRANCIS Township, settled in 1855 and organized in 1857, bears the name given by Father Louis Hennepin in 1680 to the Rum River. It was transferred by Jonathan Carver in 1766 to the Elk River and now is borne by the chief northern tributary of that river. The name is in commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi in Italy, who was born in 1181 or 1182 and died in 1226, founder of the Franciscan order, to which Hennepin belonged. St. Francis, a city incorporated on May 16, 1962, was first settled in 1855 on the Rum River, which furnished power to extensive roller mills. Businesses included flour mills, general stores, corn canning, and potato starch factories. A post office was established in 1857, former names being Old Jonathan, St. Jonathan (1857 in Ramsey County), and Otona.

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