A Deluge of Data

New Numbers Flow from

Census 2000

James Hibbs

Minnesota State Demographic Center

Data Sources

• 2000 data are taken from the P.L.94-171 file

• 1990 data for counties, cities and townships reflect any corrections received after the release of P.L. 94-171 in 1991

State Highlights

• Minnesota’s population in 2000 was 4,919,479, an increase of 543,814 or 12.4%

• Minnesota ranked 21st based on resident population, down from 20th in 1990

• Minnesota ranked 17th based on numeric change

• Minnesota ranked 21st based on percent change

State Highlights

• Minnesota was the fastest-growing state in the Midwest and Northeast

• Nevada was the fastest-growing state in the nation, with an increase of 66.3%

• California added 4,111,627 residents between 1990 and 2000

• Texas and Florida were next with numeric increases exceeding 3 million

Minnesota Growth: 12.4%

Under 12%

12% to 24%

24% to 36%

Over 36%

Percent Change 1990 to 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

POPULATION GROWTH RATES FOR THE 5-STATE REGION

12.4%

0.5%

8.5%

9.6%

5.4%

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2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Minnesota Growth: 544,380

Under 500,000

500,000 to 1,000,000

Over 1,000,000

Population Change 1990 to 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

State Highlights

• The fastest-growing regions of the state are around the Twin Cities and in north-central Minnesota

• The northwestern, southwestern and west-central regions of Minnesota lost population between 1990 and 2000

• All regions improved upon the growth rates recorded between 1980 and 1990

2000 1990 Numeric Percent Numeric Percent Region Population Population Change Change Change Change

01 88,472 90,181 -1,709 -1.9% -7,044 -7.2%02 76,161 66,752 9,409 14.1% 3,612 5.7%03 322,073 311,342 10,731 3.4% -32,002 -9.3%04 210,059 197,295 12,764 6.5% -5,290 -2.6%05 152,100 132,161 19,939 15.1% 895 0.7%06E 115,899 109,310 6,589 6.0% 1,895 1.8%06W 50,011 50,845 -834 -1.6% -8,977 -15.0%07E 136,244 109,178 27,066 24.8% 9,399 9.4%07W 321,795 260,164 61,631 23.7% 38,227 17.2%08 121,717 123,359 -1,642 -1.3% -13,680 -10.0%09 222,790 216,321 6,469 3.0% -5,659 -2.5%10 460,102 420,094 40,008 9.5% 15,529 3.8%11 2,642,056 2,288,663 353,393 15.4% 302,790 15.2%

Minnesota 4,919,479 4,375,665 543,814 12.4% 299,695 7.4%

1990-2000 1980-1990

POPULATION CHANGE BY REGION

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

State Highlights

• The metropolitan areas of Minnesota grew more than twice as fast as the non-metropolitan areas between 1990 and 2000

• Minneapolis-St. Paul and Rochester were the fastest-growing metropolitan areas

• Five metropolitan areas cross state lines

• The 7 metropolitan areas cover 18 counties in Minnesota, 4 counties in Wisconsin and 2 counties in North Dakota

Population1990 2000

Metropolitan Statistical Area Census Census Change % Change

DULUTH-SUPERIOR 239,971 243,815 3,844 1.6% St. Louis County, MN 198,213 200,528 2,315 1.2% Douglas County, WI 41,758 43,287 1,529 3.7%

FARGO-MOORHEAD 153,296 174,367 21,071 13.7% Clay County, MN 50,422 51,229 807 1.6% Cass County, ND 102,874 123,138 20,264 19.7%

GRAND FORKS 103,272 97,478 -5,794 -5.6% Polk County, MN 32,589 31,369 -1,220 -3.7% Grand Forks County, ND 70,683 66,109 -4,574 -6.5%

LA CROSSE 116,401 126,838 10,437 9.0% Houston County, MN 18,497 19,718 1,221 6.6% La Crosse County, WI 97,904 107,120 9,216 9.4%

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 2,538,776 2,968,806 430,030 16.9% Minnesota portion 2,455,760 2,868,847 413,087 16.8% Wisconsin portion 83,016 99,959 16,943 20.4%

ROCHESTER 106,470 124,277 17,807 16.7%

ST. CLOUD 149,509 167,392 17,883 12.0% Benton County 30,185 34,226 4,041 13.4% Stearns County 119,324 133,166 13,842 11.6%

METROPOLITAN MINNESOTA 3,011,460 3,463,360 451,900 15.0%NONMETROPOLITAN MINNESOTA 1,364,205 1,456,119 91,914 6.7%

1990-2000

MINNESOTA'S METROPOLITAN AREAS

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

County Highlights

• Hennepin County has the largest population in Minnesota

• There are 8 counties with more than 100,000 residents

• Traverse County has the smallest population

• There are 16 counties with fewer than 10,000 residents

Resident Population

Over 100,000

50,000 to 99,999

Minnesota's Largest Countiesin 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Resident Population

Less than 10,000

Minnesota's Smallest Countiesin 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

2000 1990 2000 1990 Numeric PercentRank Rank County Population Population Change Change

1 1 Hennepin 1,116,200 1,032,431 83,769 8.1% 2 2 Ramsey 511,035 485,783 25,252 5.2% 3 3 Dakota 355,904 275,189 80,715 29.3% 4 4 Anoka 298,084 243,641 54,443 22.3% 5 6 Washington 201,130 145,858 55,272 37.9% 6 5 St. Louis 200,528 198,213 2,315 1.2% 7 7 Stearns 133,166 119,324 13,842 11.6% 8 8 Olmsted 124,277 106,470 17,807 16.7% 9 9 Wright 89,986 68,710 21,276 31.0%10 10 Scott 89,498 57,846 31,652 54.7%11 15 Carver 70,205 47,915 22,290 46.5%12 18 Sherburne 64,417 41,945 22,472 53.6%13 12 Otter Tail 57,159 50,714 6,445 12.7%14 14 Rice 56,665 49,183 7,482 15.2%15 11 Blue Earth 55,941 54,044 1,897 3.5%16 17 Crow Wing 55,099 44,249 10,850 24.5%17 13 Clay 51,229 50,422 807 1.6%

81 80 Big Stone 5,820 6,285 -465 -7.4%82 82 Kittson 5,285 5,767 -482 -8.4%83 83 Mahnomen 5,190 5,044 146 2.9%84 87 Cook 5,168 3,868 1,300 33.6%85 86 Lake of the Woods 4,522 4,076 446 10.9%86 84 Red Lake 4,299 4,525 -226 -5.0%87 85 Traverse 4,134 4,463 -329 -7.4%

1990-2000

MINNESOTA'S LARGEST AND SMALLESTCOUNTIES IN 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

County Highlights

• Ramsey County is the most densely populated county in Minnesota

• There are 11 counties in Minnesota with population densities exceeding 100 persons per square mile

• The are 14 counties in Minnesota with population densities under 10 persons per square mile

• Lake of the Woods and Cook counties have the lowest population densities in the state

Persons per square mile

3.5 to 10.0

10.0 to 61.8

61.8 to 250

250.0 to 3280.1

Population Densityin 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Minnesota: 61.8

2000 Land Area PersonsRank County Population (sq. mi.) per sq. mi.

1 Ramsey 511,035 155.8 3,280.1 2 Hennepin 1,116,200 556.6 2,005.4 3 Anoka 298,084 424.0 703.0 4 Dakota 355,904 569.7 624.7 5 Washington 201,130 391.7 513.5 6 Scott 89,498 356.8 250.8 7 Carver 70,205 357.1 196.6 8 Olmsted 124,277 653.0 190.3 9 Sherburne 64,417 436.6 147.510 Wright 89,986 660.8 136.211 Rice 56,665 497.6 113.9

Minnesota 4,919,479 79,616.5 61.8

82 Marshall 10,155 1,772.3 5.783 Lake 11,058 2,099.4 5.384 Kittson 5,285 1,097.1 4.885 Koochiching 14,355 3,102.4 4.686 Cook 5,168 1,450.7 3.687 Lake of the Woods 4,522 1,296.7 3.5

COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

County Highlights

• Hennepin County added the most residents between 1990 and 2000

• 13 counties added at least 10,000 residents during the decade

• Only 3 of the 13 counties are located outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area

• 6 non-metropolitan counties (Crow Wing, Rice, Otter Tail, Cass, Beltrami and Pine) added more than 5,000 residents

County Highlights

• 25 counties lost population between 1990 and 2000; 49 counties lost population between 1980 and 1990

• The largest numeric losses were in Koochiching, Polk and Martin counties

• The largest percent losses were in Koochiching, Lac qui Parle and Kittson counties

Minnesota Growth: 544,380

Loss

Gain less than 1,000

1,000 to 10,000

Gain over 10,000

County Population Change1990 to 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

2000 1990 Numeric PercentRank County Population Population Change Change

1 Hennepin 1,116,200 1,032,431 83,769 8.1% 2 Dakota 355,904 275,189 80,715 29.3% 3 Washington 201,130 145,858 55,272 37.9% 4 Anoka 298,084 243,641 54,443 22.3% 5 Scott 89,498 57,846 31,652 54.7% 6 Ramsey 511,035 485,783 25,252 5.2% 7 Sherburne 64,417 41,945 22,472 53.6% 8 Carver 70,205 47,915 22,290 46.5% 9 Wright 89,986 68,710 21,276 31.0%10 Olmsted 124,277 106,470 17,807 16.7%11 Stearns 133,166 119,324 13,842 11.6%12 Crow Wing 55,099 44,249 10,850 24.5%13 Chisago 41,101 30,521 10,580 34.7%

85 Martin 21,802 22,914 -1,112 -4.9%86 Polk 31,369 32,589 -1,220 -3.7%87 Koochiching 14,355 16,299 -1,944 -11.9%

1990-2000

COUNTIES WITH THE GREATESTNUMERIC CHANGE: 1990-2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

County Highlights

• Scott County and Sherburne County were the fastest-growing counties in the state between 1990 and 2000

• In all, 8 counties had growth rates exceeding 25 percent; 7 of the 8 counties are in the Twin Cities MSA

• Fast-growing counties outside the Twin Cities include Cook, Pine, Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin and Hubbard

Minnesota Growth: 12.4%

-11.9% to 0%

0% to 12.4%

12.4% to 25.0%

25.0% to 54.7%

Percent Change in Population1990 to 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

2000 1990 Numeric PercentRank County Population Population Change Change

1 Scott 89,498 57,846 31,652 54.7% 2 Sherburne 64,417 41,945 22,472 53.6% 3 Carver 70,205 47,915 22,290 46.5% 4 Washington 201,130 145,858 55,272 37.9% 5 Chisago 41,101 30,521 10,580 34.7% 6 Cook 5,168 3,868 1,300 33.6% 7 Wright 89,986 68,710 21,276 31.0% 8 Dakota 355,904 275,189 80,715 29.3% 9 Pine 26,530 21,264 5,266 24.8%10 Cass 27,150 21,791 5,359 24.6%11 Crow Wing 55,099 44,249 10,850 24.5%12 Aitkin 15,301 12,425 2,876 23.1%13 Hubbard 18,376 14,939 3,437 23.0%14 Anoka 298,084 243,641 54,443 22.3%15 Isanti 31,287 25,921 5,366 20.7%

80 Norman 7,442 7,975 -533 -6.7%81 Lincoln 6,429 6,890 -461 -6.7%82 Traverse 4,134 4,463 -329 -7.4%83 Big Stone 5,820 6,285 -465 -7.4%84 Marshall 10,155 10,993 -838 -7.6%85 Kittson 5,285 5,767 -482 -8.4%86 Lac qui Parle 8,067 8,924 -857 -9.6%87 Koochiching 14,355 16,299 -1,944 -11.9%

1990-2000

COUNTIES WITH THE GREATESTPERCENT CHANGE: 1990-2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

City Highlights

• Minnesota has 14 cities with over 50,000 residents

• Duluth and Rochester moved ahead of Bloomington to become the 3rd and 4th largest cities in the state

• Over 61% of the 853 cities in Minnesota had fewer than 1,000 residents in 2000

1990-2000 1990-2000 1980-1990No. of 2000 1990 Population Percent No. Losing Percent

Size Category Cities Population Population Change Change Population Change

100,000 or more 2 669,769 640,618 29,151 4.6% 0 -0.1%50,000-99,999 12 792,236 676,731 115,505 17.1% 1 30.7%25,000-49,999 19 662,479 558,462 104,017 18.6% 3 15.1%10,000-24,999 50 817,345 703,624 113,721 16.2% 11 10.4%5,000-9,999 43 311,483 266,862 44,621 16.7% 7 9.0%2,500-4,999 81 284,897 242,056 42,841 17.7% 16 5.5%1,000-2,499 124 202,002 185,689 16,313 8.8% 29 -1.9%500-999 146 104,522 98,385 6,137 6.2% 52 -2.5%250-499 145 52,226 51,056 1,170 2.3% 62 -5.0%Less than 250 231 30,381 31,487 -1,106 -3.5% 133 -13.4%

Total 853 3,927,340 3,454,970 472,370 13.7% 314 10.2%

CITIES BY SIZE OF PLACE: 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

2000 1990 2000 1990Rank Rank City Population Population Change % Change

1 1 Minneapolis city 382,618 368,383 14,235 3.9% 2 2 St. Paul city 287,151 272,235 14,916 5.5% 3 4 Duluth city 86,918 85,493 1,425 1.7% 4 5 Rochester city 85,806 70,729 15,077 21.3% 5 3 Bloomington city 85,172 86,335 -1,163 -1.3% 6 6 Brooklyn Park city 67,388 56,381 11,007 19.5% 7 9 Plymouth city 65,894 50,889 15,005 29.5% 8 12 Eagan city 63,557 47,409 16,148 34.1% 9 7 Coon Rapids city 61,607 52,978 8,629 16.3%10 8 Burnsville city 60,220 51,288 8,932 17.4%11 10 St. Cloud city 59,107 48,812 10,295 21.1%12 15 Eden Prairie city 54,901 39,311 15,590 39.7%13 11 Minnetonka city 51,301 48,370 2,931 6.1%14 17 Maple Grove city 50,365 38,736 11,629 30.0%

1990-2000

MINNESOTA'S LARGEST CITIES

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

City Highlights

• Twelve cities more than doubled their population between 1990 and 2000

• All but 2 of the 12 were in the Twin Cities MSA and only 1 was in a non-metropolitan county

• Many of these cities experienced consolidations or major annexations between 1990 and 2000

2000 1990 Numeric Percent RealRank City County Population Population Change Change Change

1 Pleasant Lake city Stearns 504 89 415 466.3%2 Rogers city Hennepin 3,588 698 2,890 414.0%3 North Branch city Chisago 8,023 1,867 6,156 329.7% 88.0%4 St. Michael city Wright 9,099 2,506 6,593 263.1%5 Becker city Sherburne 2,673 902 1,771 196.3%6 Albertville city Wright 3,621 1,251 2,370 189.4%7 Woodbury city Washington 46,463 20,075 26,388 131.4%8 Norwood Young America city Carver 3,108 1,351 1,757 130.1% 14.9%9 Breezy Point city Crow Wing 979 432 547 126.6%10 Savage city Scott 21,115 9,906 11,209 113.2%11 Zimmerman city Sherburne 2,851 1,350 1,501 111.2%12 Farmington city Dakota 12,365 5,940 6,425 108.2%

FASTEST GROWING CITIES: 1990-20001990-2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

2000 1990 Numeric PercentRank City County Population Population Change Change

1 Pleasant Lake city Stearns 504 89 415 466.3%2 Breezy Point city Crow Wing 979 432 547 126.6%3 Appleton city Swift 2,871 1,552 1,319 85.0%4 Sartell city Benton, Stearns 9,641 5,409 4,232 78.2%5 Crosslake city Crow Wing 1,893 1,132 761 67.2%6 Moose Lake city Carlton 2,239 1,377 862 62.6%7 Wahkon city Mille Lacs 314 197 117 59.4%8 Trommald city Crow Wing 125 80 45 56.3%9 Garrison city Crow Wing 213 138 75 54.3%10 Westport city Pope 72 47 25 53.2%11 Sturgeon Lake city Pine 347 230 117 50.9%12 Baxter city Crow Wing 5,555 3,695 1,860 50.3%

FASTEST GROWING CITIES OUTSIDE THE TWIN CITIES MSA: 1990-20001990-2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

City Highlights

• 14 cities added over 10,000 residents between 1990 and 2000

• Woodbury was the leader with a numeric increase of 26,388 persons

• Minneapolis and St. Paul are among the ten cities with the largest numeric increases

• All 14 cities are located in a metropolitan county; only 2 are located outside the Twin Cities area

2000 1990 Numeric PercentRank City Population Population Change Change

1 Woodbury city 46,463 20,075 26,388 131.4% 2 Lakeville city 43,128 24,854 18,274 73.5% 3 Eagan city 63,557 47,409 16,148 34.1% 4 Eden Prairie city 54,901 39,311 15,590 39.7% 5 Rochester city 85,806 70,729 15,077 21.3% 6 Plymouth city 65,894 50,889 15,005 29.5% 7 St. Paul city 287,151 272,235 14,916 5.5% 8 Minneapolis city 382,618 368,383 14,235 3.9% 9 Maple Grove city 50,365 38,736 11,629 30.0%10 Andover city 26,588 15,216 11,372 74.7%11 Savage city 21,115 9,906 11,209 113.2%12 Brooklyn Park city 67,388 56,381 11,007 19.5%13 Apple Valley city 45,527 34,598 10,929 31.6%14 St. Cloud city 59,107 48,812 10,295 21.1%

1990-2000

CITIES WITH THE LARGESTPOPULATION INCREASES

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

2000 1990 Numeric PercentRank City County Population Population Change Change

1 Rochester city Olmsted 85,806 70,729 15,077 21.3% 2 St. Cloud city Benton, Sherburne, 59,107 48,812 10,295 21.1%

and Stearns 3 Sartell city Benton, Stearns 9,641 5,409 4,232 78.2% 4 Faribault city Rice 20,818 17,085 3,733 21.8% 5 Owatonna city Steele 22,434 19,386 3,048 15.7% 6 Northfield city Dakota, Rice 17,147 14,684 2,463 16.8% 7 Sauk Rapids city Benton 10,213 7,823 2,390 30.6% 8 Baxter city Crow Wing 5,555 3,695 1,860 50.3% 9 Winona city Winona 27,069 25,435 1,634 6.4%10 Hutchinson city McLeod 13,080 11,459 1,621 14.1%11 Waite Park city Stearns 6,568 5,020 1,548 30.8%12 Duluth city St. Louis 86,918 85,493 1,425 1.7%13 Austin city Mower 23,314 21,926 1,388 6.3%14 St. Joseph city Stearns 4,681 3,349 1,332 39.8%15 Appleton city Swift 2,871 1,552 1,319 85.0%16 Worthington city Nobles 11,283 9,977 1,306 13.1%17 North Mankato city Blue Earth, Nicollet 11,798 10,662 1,136 10.7%18 Fergus Falls city Otter Tail 13,471 12,362 1,109 9.0%19 Byron city Olmsted 3,500 2,441 1,059 43.4%20 Mankato city Blue Earth, Le Sueur, 32,427 31,405 1,022 3.3%

and Nicollet

1990-2000

CITIES OUTSIDE THE TWIN CITIES MSA WITH THELARGEST POPULATION INCREASES

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

City Highlights• Landfall city in Washington County had the

highest population density of any city in the state--8,997 persons per square mile

• The population density for Minneapolis was 6,970 per square mile

• The population density for St. Paul was 5,442 per square mile

• Fifty Lakes in Crow Wing County had the lowest population density--13.5 persons per square mile

2000 Land Area PersonsRank City County Population (sq. mi.) per sq. mi.

1 Landfall city Washington 700 0.078 8,996.8 2 Minneapolis city Hennepin 382,618 54.892 6,970.3 3 Hilltop city Anoka 766 0.125 6,111.3 4 Lauderdale city Ramsey 2,364 0.422 5,597.2 5 St. Paul city Ramsey 287,151 52.768 5,441.7 6 Columbia Heights city Anoka 18,520 3.450 5,368.7 7 Robbinsdale city Hennepin 14,123 2.782 5,076.0 8 Richfield city Hennepin 34,439 6.896 4,993.9 9 Spring Park city Hennepin 1,717 0.363 4,724.310 Willernie city Washington 549 0.128 4,285.311 Hopkins city Hennepin 17,145 4.076 4,205.912 North St. Paul city Ramsey 11,929 2.887 4,132.413 St. Louis Park city Hennepin 44,126 10.704 4,122.514 New Hope city Hennepin 20,873 5.093 4,098.6

CITY POPULATION DENSITY

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Township Highlights

• There were 1,794 organized townships in Minnesota in 2000

• Over 88 percent of these townships have fewer than 500 residents

• Township residents make up about 19 percent of the state’s population

• Nearly half of the townships in Minnesota lost population between 1990 and 2000

1990-2000 1990-2000 1980-1990No. of 2000 1990 Population Percent No. Losing Percent

Size Category Towns Population Population Change Change Population Change

10,000-24,999 1 11,293 9,424 1,869 19.8% 0 59.2%5,000-9,999 3 20,586 17,113 3,473 20.3% 0 28.6%2,500-4,999 38 132,456 108,283 24,173 22.3% 1 12.6%1,000-2,499 171 257,885 224,105 33,780 15.1% 26 2.7%500-999 339 236,724 216,360 20,364 9.4% 91 -2.2%250-499 526 185,903 182,191 3,712 2.0% 266 -10.0%Less than 250 716 107,218 113,525 -6,307 -5.6% 479 -16.6%

Total 1794 952,065 871,001 81,064 9.3% 863 -2.5%

TOWNSHIPS BY SIZE OF PLACE: 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Township Highlights

• There were 41 townships in Minnesota in 2000 with more than 2,500 residents

• Four townships had more than 5,000 residents

• White Bear township in Ramsey County was the largest township in Minnesota in 2000

2000 1990 Numeric PercentRank City County Population Population Change Change

1 White Bear township Ramsey 11,293 9,424 1,869 19.8% 2 Forest Lake township Washington 7,642 6,690 952 14.2% 3 Big Lake township Sherburne 6,785 4,452 2,333 52.4% 4 Marion township Olmsted 6,159 5,971 188 3.1% 5 Alexandria township Douglas 4,760 4,014 746 18.6% 6 Baldwin township Sherburne 4,672 2,909 1,763 60.6% 7 Linwood township Anoka 4,668 3,588 1,080 30.1% 8 Wyoming township Chisago 4,379 2,967 1,412 47.6% 9 Thomson township Carlton 4,361 3,970 391 9.8%10 Rice Lake township St. Louis 4,139 3,883 256 6.6%11 Monticello township Wright 4,139 3,877 262 6.8%12 La Grand township Douglas 4,056 3,303 753 22.8%13 Northern township Beltrami 4,021 3,718 303 8.1%

1786 South Red River township Kittson 23 14 9 64.3%1787 Cannon township Kittson 22 18 4 22.2%1788 Minnie township Beltrami 19 9 10 111.1%1789 East Park township Marshall 19 16 3 18.8%1790 Hill township Kittson 18 32 -14 -43.8%1791 Hamre township Beltrami 15 27 -12 -44.4%1792 Fork township Marshall 14 30 -16 -53.3%1793 Hangaard township Clearwater 8 17 -9 -52.9%1794 North Red River township Kittson 3 24 -21 -87.5%

LARGEST AND SMALLEST TOWNSHIPS IN MINNESOTA IN 20001990-2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau