South St. Paul, Minnesota
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South St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, approximately 10km south-southeast of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is also southeast of West St. Paul, Minnesota. The population was 20,167 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.9 km² (6.1 mi²). 14.9 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (6.51%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 20,167 people, 8,123 households, and 5,255 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,356.5/km² (3,515.9/mi²). There were 8,313 housing units at an average density of 559.2/km² (1,449.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.63% White, 1.28% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.42% of the population.
There were 8,123 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,216, and the median income for a family was $54,119. Males had a median income of $36,466 versus $28,415 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,396. About 4.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Famous residents
Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota; the late Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota; Jim Carter, former linebacker for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers; Phil Housley, formerly of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres; Bill Purdy, habitual internet domain name squatter; and Trevor Fehrman, actor.