Woodbury, Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1967 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Washington County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 55 ′ N , 92 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
61,961 (status: 2010) 3,279,833 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 683.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 92.2 km 2 (about 36 mi 2 ) of which 90.6 km 2 (about 35 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 324 m |
| Postcodes : | 55125, 55129 |
| Area code : | +1 651 |
| FIPS : | 27-71428 |
| GNIS ID : | 659734 |
| Website : | www.woodburymn.gov |
| Mayor : | Mary Giuliani Stephens |
Woodbury is a city (with a status of " City ") in Washington County in the US state of Minnesota . In 2010 Woodbury had 61,961 residents.
Woodbury, which is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area , is southeast of Minnesota's capital, Saint Paul .
geography
Woodbury is located south of Interstate 94 and east of Interstate 494 in the metropolitan area of the Twin Cities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 92.2 square kilometers, of which 1.6 square kilometers is water. The city lies on a plateau between the Mississippi River and the St. Croix River .
economy
There was a 3M plant in Woodbury that has contaminated groundwater with perfluorosurfactants .
history
The first European settlers came to the region in 1844. Most of them came from the eastern federal states and Germany , but also from other European countries. The area was mainly forested when Woodbury was founded. Gradually the forests were converted into agricultural land.
In 1858 the settlers founded a township . It was originally named Red Rock after a stone painted by the famous Dakota chief Little Crow . When the city government discovered that Minnesota had a Red Rock Township , the place was renamed in 1859. It was named after Levi Woodbury , a New Hampshire politician and judge and friend of the city's first chairman. In 1876 a first town hall was built in Woodbury. With an increase in population, the township was converted into a city in the 1960s. Between 1980 and 2000 the population multiplied from around 10,000 to over 46,000.
Demographic data
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 3014 | - | |
| 1970 | 6184 | 105.2% | |
| 1980 | 10,297 | 66.5% | |
| 1990 | 20,075 | 95% | |
| 2000 | 46,463 | 131.4% | |
| 2010 | 61,961 | 33.4% | |
| 1960-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Woodbury had 61,961 people in 22,594 households. The population density was 683.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.73 people each in the 22,594 households.
The racial the population was composed of 81.4 percent white, 5.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 9.1 percent Asian and 1.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
29.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
Woodbury is an affluent suburb. The average annual income for a household was 92,780 USD . The per capita income was $ 42,226. 3.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Nick Pitera (* 1986), singer
- Gabe Guentzel (* 1988), ice hockey player
- Kassey Kallman (* 1992), soccer player
Individual evidence
- ^ Mayor and City Council
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 14, 2013
- ^ 3M Woodbury Site
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 14, 2013