Arden Hills, Minnesota

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Arden Hills is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,652 at the 2000 census. Bethel University and Seminary is located in the city of Arden Hills. Also, the campus of Northwestern College is partially in Arden Hills.

In July 2006 the city reached a tentative agreement to purchase a large chunk of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site for $45 million, a deal that could lead to a major new development that would include 2,400 new homes and 3.2 million square feet of commercial space (http://www.startribune.com/462/story/574702.html).

1 Water
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Water

Arden Hills purchases its water from Roseville, who purchases its water from the Saint Paul Regional Water Services.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.9 km² (9.6 mi²). 23.0 km² (8.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (7.60%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 9,652 people, 2,959 households, and 2,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 419.7/km² (1,087.3/mi²). There were 3,017 housing units at an average density of 131.2/km² (339.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.81% White, 1.32% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.64% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 2,959 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 20.3% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $64,773, and the median income for a family was $72,236. Males had a median income of $52,464 versus $38,906 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,609. About 1.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.