Lakeville, Minnesota

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Lakeville
Lakeville City Hall
Lakeville City Hall
Location of Lakeville in Dakota County and Minnesota
Location of Lakeville in Dakota County and Minnesota
Basic data
Foundation : 1850
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Dakota County
Coordinates : 44 ° 39 ′  N , 93 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′  N , 93 ° 15 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 55,954 (as of 2010)
Population density : 597.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 97.2 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of
which 93.7 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 296 m
Postal code : 55044
Area code : +1 952
FIPS : 27-35180
GNIS ID : 0646445
Website : www.ci.lakeville.mn.us
Mayor : Holly Dahl
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Downtown Lakeville

Lakeville [ ˈleɪkvɪl ] is a city in the US state of Minnesota . Located in Dakota County in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area , it is one of the fastest growing cities in Minnesota. The population was 55,954 in 2010.

geography

Lakeville is about 23 miles south of downtown Minneapolis . Larger lakes in the urban area are Marion Lake (formerly Prairie Lake ) in the west and Orchard Lake in the northwest. A tributary of the Vermillion River also flows through Lakeville. According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of ​​the city is 97.2 square kilometers, of which 3.5 square kilometers are water.

history

The area around what is now Lakeville was settled after the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in the 1850s. It was halfway down the route from St. Paul to St. Peter . On April 6, 1858, a township was officially established. In 1869 the Hastings and Dakota Railroad built a railway line along the town. The railway company wanted to build a train station there, but since attempts to acquire a piece of land were unsuccessful, they bought a piece of land around a kilometer to the east and set up a train station there. Around this was a place called Fairfield. Many business people moved from the old town to the new Fairfield. With the establishment of an independent village on March 28, 1878, it was named Lakeville.

In the second half of the 20th century, Lakeville developed into a typical suburb of the Twin Cities. In 1967 it received city rights. With the rising land and real estate prices in the Twin Cities, a population boom set in, especially towards the end of the century.

Population development

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
7,556 14,790 24,854 43,128 55,954

Demographics

According to the 2000 census , Lakeville has 43,128 people in 13,609 households and 11,526 families. The racial the population is composed of 94.3 percent white population, 2.0 percent Asian-American, 1.3 percent African American and other smaller or more groups. 1.9 percent of the population are Hispanics .

Children under the age of 18 live in 56.0% of the 13,609 households, married couples in 73.6%, female singles in 7.5% and 15.3% are not family households. 10.7% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 1.9% are single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 3.17 people, that of families 3.43.

In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 36.1% residents under 18 years of age, 5.9% between 18 and 24 years of age, 37.8% between 25 and 44 years of age, 17.4% between 45 and 64 years of age 2.8% over 65 years. The median is 32 years. About 49.9% of the population is female.

The median income of a household is USD 72,404 and that of a family is USD 76,542. The per capita income is $ 26,492. About 2.0% of the population and 1.5% of families live below the poverty line.

traffic

Interstate 35 runs through Lakeville in a north-south direction . Another important street is Cedar Avenue , which leads north directly to Minneapolis. Furthermore, two railway lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Progressive Rail run through the city.

Airlake Airport is located on the southern city limits .

sons and daughters of the town

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