Ramsey, Minnesota
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 The Ramsey City Council |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Anoka County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 16 ′ N , 93 ° 27 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
23,668 (as of 2010) 3,279,833 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 317.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 77.16 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of which 74.62 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 267 m |
| Postal code : | 55303 |
| Area code : | +1 763 |
| FIPS : | 27-53026 |
| GNIS ID : | 659677 |
| Website : | www.ci.ramsey.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Sarah Strommen |
Ramsey is a small town (with the status " City ") in Anoka County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , Ramsey had 23,668 residents.
Ramsey is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .
geography
Ramsey is located in the northern suburbs of the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul on the right bank of the Mississippi at 45 ° 15'39 "north latitude and 93 ° 26'33" west longitude. The urban area extends over 77.16 km², which is spread over 74.62 km² of land and 2.54 km² of water.
Neighboring places to Ramsey are Elk River ( 11.7 km northwest), Nowthen (10.5 km north), Anoka (10.7 km southeast), Champlin (11.7 km southeast) and Otsego (17.6 km west-northwest) . Dayton is on the opposite bank of the Mississippi, but is 12 miles away via the nearest bridge.
Downtown Minneapolis is 25 miles south-southeast along the Mississippi; the center of Saint Paul , the capital of Minnesota, is 55 km southeast.
traffic
The US Highway 10 , of the portion of the Minnesota here Great River Road forms, in parallel to the Mississippi by Ramsey. The US Highway 169 runs on the same route through the town. Minnesota State Route 47 runs through the eastern districts in a north-south direction . All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting 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, 63.2 km to the southeast .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1980 | 10.093 | - | |
| 1990 | 12,408 | 22.9% | |
| 2000 | 18,510 | 49.2% | |
| 2010 | 23,668 | 27.9% | |
| 1980-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Ramsey had 23,668 people in 8,033 households. The population density was 317.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.95 people lived in the 8,033 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.8 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 2.4 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
28.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 6.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 83,217 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,396. 1.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Robert W. Norton (1923–2015), soldier and politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 9, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 9, 2013
- ^ Northstar Line. Retrieved February 9, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved February 9, 2013
