Cottage Grove, Minnesota
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 Location of Cottage Grove in County and Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1843 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Washington County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 50 ′ N , 92 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 34,589 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 393.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 98.2 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 88.0 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 248 m |
| Postal code : | 55016 |
| Area code : | +1 651 |
| FIPS : | 27-13456 |
| GNIS ID : | 0659701 |
| Website : | www.cottage-grove.org |
| Mayor : | Sandy Shiely |
Cottage Grove is a city in the US state of Minnesota . It is located in Washington County in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area and has around 30,600 residents.
geography
Cottage Grove is located approximately 17 kilometers southeast of downtown St. Paul . The Mississippi River runs west and south of the city and serves as the city boundary in the south. The lower Gray Cloud Island in the Mississippi is largely part of the urban area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 98.2 square kilometers, of which 10.2 square kilometers is water.
history
The origins of Cottage Groves go back to settlements founded by settlers of European descent from New England in the 1840s . In May 1858 the Cottage Grove Township was formed. In 1963 it became a village and in 1974 Cottage Grove was given town charter. After Cottage Grove was a rural place for a long time, it developed into a rapidly growing suburb of the Twin Cities from the 1960s.
Population development
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13,419 | 18,994 | 22,935 | 30,582 |
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Cottage Grove has 30,582 people in 9,932 households and 8,462 families. The racial the population is composed of 93.5 percent white population, 2.4 percent African American, 1.4 percent Asian American and other smaller or more groups. 2.5 percent of the population are Hispanics .
Children under the age of 18 live in 49.8% of the 9,923 households, married couples in 72.9%, singles in 8.8% and 14.8% are not family households. 11.0% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 2.7% are single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 3.07 people, that of families 3.32.
In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 32.7% residents under 18 years of age, 7.4% between 18 and 24 years of age, 34.4% between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.7% between 45 and 64 years of age 4.9% over 65 years. The median is 32 years. About 50.5% of the population is female.
The median income of a household is USD 65,825 and that of a family is USD 68,935. The per capita income is $ 23,348. About 2.2% of the population and 1.8% of families live below the poverty line.
traffic
The US Highway 61 and Minnesota State Route 95 pass through Cottage Grove. Interstate highways 494 , 94, and 35-E are eight to twelve kilometers from the city.
Two railway lines of the BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway also run through Cottage Grove. The nearest airport is South St. Paul Municipal Airport in South St. Paul and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is 14 miles away.
sons and daughters of the town
- Seann William Scott (born 1976), actor
- Rilwan Alowonle (* 1993), Nigerian hurdler
Individual evidence
- ^ Washington County Historical Society: Cottage Grove, MN ( May 17, 2008 memento on the Internet Archive )