Guide to St. Paul Park Minnesota

St. Paul Park (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2008
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

5,587

4,864

4,965

5,070

5,293

105

2.11

Land Area (sq. mile)

2.30

2.40

2.37

2.38

0.01

0.36

Density (persons per sq. mile)

2,429.1

2,026.7

2,094.9

2,131.6

36.69

1.75

Housing Units

1,414

1,548

1,793

1,868

4.18

Households

1,511

1,749

1,829

2,012

4.57

Persons Per Household

3.22

2.83

2.74

2.58

-0.09

-3.32

St. Paul Park is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is located on the Mississippi River five miles downstream from St. Paul. U.S. Route 61 and U.S. Route 10, which are concurrent through the town, serves as a main route in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (4.80%) is water. The elevation is 784 ft (239 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,070 people, 1,829 households, and 1,344 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,131.6 people per square mile (822.5/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 785.4/sq mi (303.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.87% White, 2.27% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 1,829 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,805, and the median income for a family was $54,063. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $29,143 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,234. About 5.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

ST. PAUL PARK, once part of Newport Township, was platted in 1887 on 1,300 acres of farmland owned by William Fowler; it was incorporated as a village in 1909. The village had six hotels, the largest of which was The Parker House, named for one of the city's founders, Charles Parker, whose name is also represented by the Park part of the city name. Its post office was established in 1888; it had a station of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

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