Golden Valley, Minnesota
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Golden Valley is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb bounded on the east by Minneapolis, and is the locus of the corporate headquarters of General Mills. Golden Valley is also the home of the Perpich Center for Arts Education and Breck School. The population was 20,281 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.2 km² (10.5 mi²). 26.5 km² (10.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (2.76%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 20,281 people, 8,449 households, and 5,508 families residing in the city. The population density was 765.4/km² (1,982.3/mi²). There were 8,589 housing units at an average density of 324.2/km² (839.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.07% White, 3.59% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.87% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.
There were 8,449 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $62,063, and the median income for a family was $75,899. Males had a median income of $49,890 versus $35,967 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,094. About 0.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
Golden Valley is a statutory city, where the Mayor votes with the City Council. The Mayor serves a two-year term. There are four council members serving staggered four-year terms. Two council seats are up for election every two years, in odd-numbered years. The council members run citywide; there are no wards. The current Mayor is Linda Loomis. The current City Council is Mike Freiberg, Paula Pentel, DeDe Scanlon, and Bob Shaffer.
[edit] Notable people from Golden Valley
- Aaron Sele - Major League Baseball pitcher
- Jordan Leopold- National Hockey League Member of U.S. Olympic team and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.
