Circle Pines, Minnesota

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Circle Pines is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,663 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²). 4.5 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (9.74%) is water. Rice Creek flows through the city.^[1]

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,663 people, 1,697 households, and 1,281 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,028.8/km² (2,660.7/mi²). There were 1,708 housing units at an average density of 376.8/km² (974.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.01% White, 0.24% African American, 0.56% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 1,697 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,469, and the median income for a family was $70,670. Males had a median income of $43,008 versus $29,837 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,438. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Circle Pines is a Plan A statutory city under Minnesota law. The Circle Pines mayor is elected for a two-year term and councilmembers for a four-year term. As of January 2006, the mayor of Circle Pines is Dave Bartholomay and the councilmembers are Jenny Kromrey, Dave Kelso, Dan Greensweig, and Deb O'Brien. City Administrator Jim Keinath is responsible for running the city on a day-to-day basis.

Circle Pines is served by the Centennial School District, the Centennial Lakes Police Department, and the Centennial Fire Department.