South St. Paul, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = South St. Paul, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
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image_caption = view across the industrial neighborhood by the Mississippi River


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map_caption = Location of South St. Paul, Minnesota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Dakota

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area_total_km2 = 15.9
area_land_km2 = 14.9
area_water_km2 = 1.0
area_total_sq_mi = 6.1
area_land_sq_mi = 5.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.4

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 20167
population_density_km2 = 1357.5
population_density_sq_mi = 3515.9

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 219
elevation_ft = 719
latd = 44 |latm = 53 |lats = 17 |latNS = N
longd = 93 |longm = 2 |longs = 44 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 55075, 55076
area_code = 651
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 27-61492GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0652339GR|3
website = [http://www.southstpaul.org www.southstpaul.org]
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South St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-southeast of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is also southeast of West St. Paul, Minnesota. The population was 20,167 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.9 km²), of which, 5.7 square miles (14.9 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (6.51%) is water.

Interstate Highway 494, U.S. Highway 52, and Minnesota Highway 156 are three of the main routes in the city.

South St. Paul is home to a small general aviation airport, Fleming Field.

The main industry for much of South St. Paul's history was the Saint Paul Union Stockyards. These remain active but much reduced in size, and much of the stockyards area is being redeveloped.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 20,167 people, 8,123 households, and 5,255 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,515.9 people per square mile (1,356.5/km²). There were 8,313 housing units at an average density of 1,449.3/sq mi (559.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.63% White, 1.28% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.42% of the population.

There were 8,123 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,216, and the median income for a family was $54,119. Males had a median income of $36,466 versus $28,415 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,396. About 4.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

South Saint Paul's major employers include
*Sportsman's Guide
*SSP School District No. 6
*Waterous Company
*Dakota Premium Foods
*Cerenity Senior Care - Bethesda of South Saint Paul
*Stockyards Meat Packing Co.
*American Bottling
*Twin City Bagels
*Wakota Arena

Notable people

*Birthplace of James P. Shannon, Former Roman Catholic Bishop from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, only Bishop to leave the priesthood after Vatican II.
*Hometown of Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota
*Birthplace of Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota
*Jim Carter, former linebacker for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers
*Phil Housley, formerly of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres
*Nick Parker, Famous non-professioal Football and Basketball player in South Saint Paul
*Bill Purdy, World-leading free speech protester utilizing domain name cyber squatting and webpage parodies resulting in numerous favorable free-speech precedents in the Federal courts.

References

External links

* [http://www.southstpaul.org South St. Paul's Website]