Guide to West St. Paul Minnesota

West St. Paul (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2008
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

18,802

18,527

19,248

19,405

19,002

157

0.82

Land Area (sq. mile)

5.00

5.03

5.01

-0.00

-0.03

Density (persons per sq. mile)

3,760.40

3,683.30

3,841.92

3,874.23

32.32

0.84

Housing Units

6,512

7,685

8,767

8,779

0.14

Households

7,501

8,441

8,645

8,680

204

2.42

Persons Per Household

2.43

2.24

2.20

2.14

-0.04

-1.92

West Saint Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, immediately south of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The quirky naming in part comes from the fact that the city is on the "west" bank of the Mississippi River—the river flows toward the east at this point. U.S. Highway 52, Robert Street, and Minnesota Highway 110 are three of the main routes in the city. Interstate Highway 494 runs just south of the city and Minnesota Highway 3 (unmarked Route 952) runs through the middle of the city as Robert Street. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²), of which, 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.40%) is water. The elevation is 1,027 ft (313 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,405 people, 8,645 households, and 4,875 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,874.2 people per square mile (1,495.5/km²). There were 8,779 housing units at an average density of 1,752.7/sq mi (676.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.27% White, 2.83% African American, 0.62% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.88% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.98% of the population.

There were 8,645 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.6% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,103, and the median income for a family was $56,786. Males had a median income of $39,344 versus $29,836 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,558. About 3.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

WEST ST. PAUL, incorporated as a city on February 23, 1889, when organized from several northwest sections of South St. Paul; an earlier city of West St. Paul inWest St. Paul Township reverted to township status in 1862 and was annexed to St. Paul in 1874. When the city of South St. Paul was incorporated in 1887, it included all of West St. Paul Township; a post office was located there 1857-79, when it became part of the St. Paul postal system. The township was organized May 11, 1858, and by an act of the legislature approved March 9, 1874.

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