On the south side of Minneapolis in Bloomington, the Mall of America—with stores—is the largest mall in the U. Such indoor facilities are particularly attractive given the winter climate. Summer recreation includes outdoor activities on the many surrounding lakes and wildlife viewing. Winter-sports enthusiasts enjoy ice skating and hockey, snowmobiling, and cross-country and downhill skiing at nearby facilities.
For those wishing to get away, air service is excellent, although the dominance of Northwest Airlines can mean higher fares. The downtown area is surrounded by a patchwork of residential and commercial neighborhoods which are on the whole more attractive than most other cities of the size. Some of the better suburbs lie south and west of Minneapolis. The more upscale Edina and Eden Prairie are comfortable and well planned. Bloomington and Richfield are more middle class with substantial commercial and retail development.
Large super-suburbs, including Lakeville and Apple Valley across the Minnesota River to the south, offer excellent family settings. Farther west, Minnetonka, the small upscale lakefront Wayzata, and the booming Maple Grove to the northwest offer an excellent set of residential choices, with considerable employment nearby.
Commutes are busy and getting busier, but the variety of neighborhoods and location of commercial and industrial areas makes it possible for residents to choose their commute. Not to leave St. Paul out, Woodbury, Maplewood, and White Bear Lake are excellent suburbs; each with its own collection of quality employment in commercial areas nearby.
Cost of living has traditionally been high by national, and particularly regional, standards, but the rest of the nation is catching up. That said, the more expensive areas are far more expensive especially on a Midwest scale, and Minnesota taxes are relatively high compared to other states. For those willing to wear warm clothes and sacrifice a little financially, the Twin Cities have a lot to offer. Terrain around the Twin Cities is flat or gently rolling, with a mix of open and densely wooded areas.
Dotting the surrounding landscape are numerous lakes, the largest being Lake Minnetonka, 15 miles west. Most lakes are relatively small and shallow and freeze in winter.
The climate is northern continental with seasonal temperatures varying from —30 degrees or lower to over degrees. The area is near the northern edge of the influx of Gulf of Mexico moisture. Summers can be warm and humid, but are usually pleasant. As wheat from farms to the west and north arrived by train, Minneapolis wholesalers sent the return trains back with food products, dry goods, clothing, hardware and agricultural implements.
Much of the money earned was derived from the storage and re-sale of the agricultural output of the region. The principle crops were wheat, corn, garden vegetables and apples. The number of acres in production remained at a high level for the next 30 years.
However, by , the amount of land devoted to agriculture had been reduced to , acres as development progressed in the suburbs. Many Minneapolis banks grew during this period by becoming the creditors of country banks throughout the Upper Midwest. The first major wave of immigration to the county, primarily newcomers from Sweden, Norway and Germany, peaked in about although large numbers of immigrants continued to arrive from southern and eastern Europe. Meanwhile, the movement of people outward from the central city continued, with the addition of new neighborhoods into the agricultural lands to the west.
In , the population of Minneapolis reached its peak at , With building lots no longer available in the city, developers were forced to the less expensive land to the south to accommodate the young families of the post-war baby boom. The automobile also accelerated the growth of the suburbs.
A case in point is the City of Bloomington, where construction of the interstate highway system led to a totally new kind of society built around the car. Instead, Bloomington businesses located along Interstates and 35W. During the s and s, many suburbs grew rapidly as housing developments, shopping centers, large school systems and growing industrialization had replaced much of the open farm land.
By , the suburban population of Hennepin County outnumbered that of the city for the first time. It is the most populous county in Minnesota and the 34th-most populous county in the United States; more than one in five Minnesotans live in Hennepin County. Its county seat is Minneapolis , the state's most populous city. The county is named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin.
Hennepin County is included in the Minneapolis- St. The center of population of Minnesota is in Hennepin County, in the city of Minneapolis. Hennepin County was created in by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. Father Louis Hennepin 's name was chosen because he originally named St. Anthony Falls and recorded some of the earliest accounts of the area for the Western world.
Hennepin County's early history is closely linked to the establishment of the cities of Minneapolis and St. According to the U. Persons per household is calculated by dividing the household population by the number of occupied households in any given geography. The household population does not equal the total population because some residents live in "group quarters" settings such as college dormitories, nursing facilities, shelters, treatment centers, religious orders, military barracks, or correctional facilities , and thus are not living in households.
The residential assessment sales ratio measures the aggregate assessed value of all residential property as a proportion of aggregate actual sales of all residential property. This measures the accuracy of property valuations in the county. Population and housing information extracted from decennial census Public Law redistricting summary files for Washington state for years and A listing of permits for water wells. The dataset includes information such as location tax parcel , capacity, date and permit number.
Specific location data, for some well types, is redacted per state law. A listing of the location and status of current known water service outages within the Metro Water Services coverage area. Monthly estimates of labor force, employment and unemployment by county for the seven county metro area. Data for Hennepin County, MN. Questions What is the Water Area?
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