St. Paul Park, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:St. Paul Park, Minnesota
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:6.5
Area Land Km2:6.2
Area Water Km2:0.3
Area Total Sq Mi:2.5
Area Land Sq Mi:2.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:5070
Population Density Km2:823.0
Population Density Sq Mi:2131.6
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:239
Elevation Ft:784
Latd:44
Latm:50
Lats:22
Latns:N
Longd:92
Longm:59
Longs:30
Longew:W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:55071
Area Code:651
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:27-58018Web site: States Census Bureau] American FactFinder]. 2008-01-31.
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0650970Web site: Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
Website:www.stpaulpark.govoffice.com

St. Paul Park is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,070 at the 2000 census. It is located on the Mississippi River five miles downstream from St. Paul.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (4.80%) is water. U.S. Route 61 serves as a main route in the community.

Demographics

As of the census

Web site: States Census Bureau] American FactFinder]. 2008-01-31. of 2000, there were 5,070 people, 1,829 households, and 1,344 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,131.6 people per square mile (822.5/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 785.4/sq mi (303.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.87% White, 2.27% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 1,829 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,805, and the median income for a family was $54,063. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $29,143 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,234. About 5.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

Christian singer/songwriter Dallas Holm was born and raised here.