Big Lake, Minnesota

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Big Lake
Sherburne County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Big Lake Highlighted.svg
Location in Minnesota
Basic data
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Sherburne County
Coordinates : 45 ° 21 ′  N , 93 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′  N , 93 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
10,060 (status: 2010)
3,279,833 (status: 2010)
Population density : 562 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 20.33 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 17.90 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 286 m
Postal code : 55309
Area code : +1 763
FIPS : 27-05752
GNIS ID : 640098
Website : www.biglakemn.org
Mayor : Raeanne Danielowski

Big Lake is a city (with the status " City ") in Sherburne County of the Middle East US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Big Lake had 10,060 residents.

Big Lake is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .

geography

Big Lake is located in the northern suburbs of the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul on the left bank of the Upper Mississippi at 45 ° 20'40 "north latitude and 93 ° 45'10" west longitude. The city extends over 20.33 km², which is spread over 17.90 km² of land and 2.43 km² of water. The Elk River flows through the north of the city .

Neighboring towns to Big Lake are Becker (8.3 miles northwest), Monticello (on the opposite bank of the Mississippi), and Elk River (9.9 miles east).

Downtown Minneapolis is 41 miles to the southeast along the Mississippi; the center of Saint Paul , the capital of Minnesota, is 80.5 km to the southeast.

traffic

Northstar

The US Highway 10 , which the Minnesota section of this Great River Road is, in parallel to the Mississippi by Big Lake. The Minnesota State Route 25 meets in the city center on the US 10. All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved roadways and within the local area roads.

The Northstar Line runs parallel to US 10 . This railway line, set up for passenger traffic, connects Minneapolis with the northern environs. The track systems and rights of way are owned by the BNSF Railway .

The nearest airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 90.3 km southeast .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 177 -
1910 229 29.4%
1920 361 57.6%
1930 417 15.5%
1940 442 6%
1950 480 8.6%
1960 610 27.1%
1970 1015 66.4%
1980 2210 117.7%
1990 3113 40.9%
2000 6063 94.8%
2010 10,060 65.9%
1880-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Big Lake had 10,060 people in 3,377 households. The population density was 562 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.97 people lived in 3377 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.4 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 1.7 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 1.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.7 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

34.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 5.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 66,200  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,823. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 20, 2013
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 20, 2013
  3. ^ Northstar Line. Retrieved March 20, 2013
  4. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved March 19, 2013

Web links

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