Mendota Heights
| Mendota Heights | |
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Dakota County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 53 ′ N , 93 ° 8 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
11,071 (status: 2010) 3,279,833 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 467.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 26.21 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 23.70 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 278 m |
| Postcodes : | 55118, 55120 |
| Area code : | +1 651 |
| FIPS : | 27-41696 |
| GNIS ID : | 647763 |
| Website : | www.mendota-heights.com |
| Mayor : | Sandra Krebsbach |
Mendota Heights is a city (with the status " City ") in Dakota County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Mendota Heights had 11,071 residents.
Mendota Heights is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .
geography
Mendota Heights is located in the southern suburbs of the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul at the confluence of the Minnesota River in the Mississippi at 44 ° 53'13 "north latitude and 93 ° 08'06" west longitude. The city extends over 26.21 km², which is spread over 23.7 km² of land and 2.51 km² of water.
Places adjacent to Mendota Heights are Mendota and Lilydale (on the northern city limits), West St. Paul (on the eastern city limits), Sunfish Lake (on the southeastern city limits), Eagan (on the southern city limits) and Minneapolis (on the western city limits on the opposite bank of the Minnesota River).
Downtown Minneapolis is 11 miles north-northwest; the center of Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota, is 13.7 km to the northeast.
traffic
The east branch of Interstate 35 runs through the center of Mendota Heights . The southern city limit is formed by Interstate 494 , the southern bypass of the Twin Cities . Minnesota State Routes 13 , 110 and 149 converge in the city center . All other roads are subordinate routes as well as inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad line runs parallel to the Minnesota River and then the Mississippi .
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is located on the opposite bank of the Minnesota River in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 5028 | - | |
| 1970 | 6565 | 30.6% | |
| 1980 | 7288 | 11% | |
| 1990 | 9431 | 29.4% | |
| 2000 | 11,434 | 21.2% | |
| 2010 | 11,071 | -3.2% | |
| 1960-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Mendota Heights had 11,071 people in 4,378 households. The population density was 467.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.51 people lived in each of the 4,378 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.8 percent white, 1.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 2.2 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population was female.
Mendota Heights is a very affluent suburb. The average annual income for a household was 97,560 USD . The per capita income was $ 52,090. 4.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ann Bancroft (* 1955), adventurer, polar explorer and author
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 18, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 18, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved March 18, 2013