Maple Grove, Minnesota
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| Maple Grove, Minnesota | ||
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| County | Hennepin County | |
| founded | 1858 | |
| incorporated | 1954 | |
| Mayor | Mark Steffenson | |
| Area | ||
| - City | 90.5 km² (35.0 sq mi) | |
| - Land | 85.1 km² (32.9 sq mi) | |
| - Water | 5.4 km² (2.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| - City (2000) | 50,365 | |
| - Density | 591.83/km² (1,530.8/sq mi) | |
| - Metro | 2,968,805 | |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT) (UTC-5) | |
| Website: www.ci.maple-grove.mn.us[1] | ||
Maple Grove is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 50,365 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Growth
Over the last 10 years Maple Grove has grown into one of the most populous cities in the state of Minnesota. As of 2000 it was the second fastest growing city in the state behind Lakeville, Minnesota. Recently a huge expansion has gone on in Maple Grove called the Arbor Lakes Project. This has added many new businesses especially in the new inside-out mall. Some of the notable businesses include Borders Books & Music, Sharper Image, Circuit City, Caribou Coffee, Subway, TGI Fridays, DSW, Lowe's, REI and a Holiday Inn & Suites with a Waterpark.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Maple Grove's most famous former resident is the former Governor of Minnesota and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura. Ventura lived in Maple Grove for many years. These many years included a period in which he served as mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a period as a talk show host for KFAN-AM, and his campaign and term as governor.
Maple Grove is also the home of a large regional Boston Scientific manufacturing plant and office complex.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 90.5 km² (35.0 mi²). 85.1 km² (32.9 mi²) of it is land and 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (5.95%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 50,365 people, 17,532 households, and 13,955 families residing in the city. The population density was 591.6/km² (1,532.3/mi²). There were 17,745 housing units at an average density of 208.4/km² (539.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was the whitest of the Northwest suburbs of Minneapolis 94.74% White, 1.05% African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.
There were 17,532 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $76,111, and the median income for a family was $81,873. Males had a median income of $52,187 versus $37,021 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,544. About 0.8% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education in Maple Grove
Maple Grove's public schools are part of the Osseo Area School District 279 (see article Education in Maple Grove and Osseo), which also serves the following areas: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Corcoran, Dayton and Hassan. The superintendent is Susan K. Hintz.
In October 2006, the district held the first ever "Parade of Schools." The event was designed to showcase building improvements made possible by the $140 million bond referendum passed by voters in 2000.
A portion of Maple Grove is also served by the Wayzata Public School District.
Other schools in Maple Grove include Heritage Christian Academy and Cedarcrest Academy, both parochial.
[edit] Politics
Maple Grove is located in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, represented by Jim Ramstad, a moderate Republican, scoring 20% progressive on a range of issues. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Grossman, Joshua. ProgressivePunch Leading with the Left. All Issues. ProgressivePunch. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
[edit] External links
- Maple Grove's Website
- Osseo Area School District 279's Website
- Wayzata School District 284's Website
