Roseville, Minnesota

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official_name = Roseville, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Roseville, Minnesota


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

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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1948

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area_total_km2 = 35.8
area_land_km2 = 34.3
area_water_km2 = 1.5
area_total_sq_mi = 13.8
area_land_sq_mi = 13.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.6

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 33690
population_density_km2 = 982.2
population_density_sq_mi = 2543.9

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
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utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 292
elevation_ft = 958
latd = 45 |latm = 0 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 93 |longm = 9 |longs = 11 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 55112, 55113, 55126
area_code = 651
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 27-55852GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
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website = [http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/ www.ci.roseville.mn.us]
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Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, just north of Saint Paul and east of Minneapolis. It is one of two Twin Cities suburbs to be geographically adjacent to both Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the other being Lauderdale. The land comprising Falcon Heights, Lauderdale and the southern part of Roseville used to be part of Saint Paul, until 1948 when these towns incorporated.Fact|date=September 2008

Property taxes are some of the lowest in the metro, in part, due to the extensive commercially zoned land. [ [http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/index.asp?NID=1064 City of Roseville 2008 State of the City Address] ] Several major shopping centers are located there, such as Rosedale and the Har Mar Mall. The city's per-capita retail spending is slightly higher than the city of Bloomington (home of the Mall of America), and has the greatest number of restaurants per-capita in the Twin Cities.

Roseville was the location of the first Target ever built (was demolished in early 2005 to build a SuperTarget which opened later that year), the first Best Buy store ever built (originally called Sound of Music), the first Barnes & Noble bookstore outside of New York City and the first McDonald's built in the state of Minnesota.

Roseville is also home to the John Rose Oval, the world's largest outdoor artificial sheet of ice. The 1995 men's Bandy World Championship and the 2006 women's Bandy World Championship were held here. The fifth largest board game publisher in the world, Fantasy Flight Games, is based in Roseville. Old Dutch Foods, Minnesota Departments of Transportation and Education and the Minnesota State Lottery have their headquarters in Roseville.

Roseville's population was 33,690 at the 2000 census.

The city is the hometown of "MacGyver" and "Stargate SG-1" star Richard Dean Anderson, "WKRP in Cincinnati" star Loni Anderson (no relation), "Six Feet Under" and "Dirty Sexy Money" star Peter Krause. In August 2006, resident Jim Kramer won the United States Scrabble Open in Phoenix, Arizona to become the National Scrabble Association (NSA) champion. The town was also depicted as the hometown of sitcom character Mary Richards on the 1970s sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (before the character moved to Minneapolis).

History

The land that Roseville stands on was originally home to the Dakota and Ojibway. The first white settlers came in 1843, and the Native Americans had left the area by 1862. Rose Township was established in 1850; it was named after one of the first settlers, Isaac Rose. The township included the areas now known as Roseville, Lauderdale, and Falcon Heights, as well as parts of present day Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The area saw rapid growth through the 1930s and 1940s, and Roseville incorporated as a village in 1948 to accommodate. Falcon Heights and Lauderdale soon followed suit, and Rose Township ceased to exist.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.8 square miles (35.8 km²), of which, 13.2 square miles (34.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (4.26%) is water.

The 45th Parallel of latitude crosses the city: a marker half a block north of the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Roselawn Avenue notes the 45th parallel. [ [http://www.mnmuseumofthems.org/45th/RosevilleMN.html 45th parallel monument] ]

Interstate Highway 35W, Minnesota Highway 36, Minnesota Highway 51 (Snelling Avenue), and Minnesota Highway 280 are four of the main routes in the city.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile (982.5/km²). There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4/sq mi (435.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.49% White, 2.80% Black, 0.32% Native American, 4.89% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.

There were 14,598 households out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,056, and the median income for a family was $65,861. Males had a median income of $41,765 versus $32,389 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,755. About 2.6% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Roseville is served by the Roseville Area Schools District (ISD 623).

Roseville Elementary Schools include Brimhall Elementary, Central Park Elementary, Emmett D. Williams Elementary and Parkview (K-8).

Roseville Area Middle School (also known as RAMS) serves grades 7 and 8.

It is also home to Concordia Academy, a private high school affiliated with the Lutheran church , and St. Rose Of Lima School, a private (pre-k through 8) Roman Catholic school.

Roseville also is home to Roseville Area High School, also known as RAHS.

Richard Dean Anderson, star of MacGyver graduated from Ramsey High School which, along with Kellogg High School, became RAHS.

Colleges

*Minneapolis Business College (Located next to Highway 36)
*Northwestern College's campus is partially located in Roseville.

Things to do

Library

* Roseville Library (Hamline and County Road B). This location is the largest suburban location, and has over 300,000 materials in its collection. This is nearly three times that of any other library in Ramsey County [http://www.ramsey.lib.mn.us/detrv.htm] . Only the downtown Saint Paul library, with around 400,000 items, has more materials.

Parks and Lakes

Recreation

*Al's Billiards (Larpenteur and Hamline)
*Cedarholm Golf Course (County Road B2 and Hamline)
*Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval (County Road C between Hamline and Lexington)
*Movie Theater "(AMC Rosedale 14)"

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/ Roseville, MN -- Official website]
* [http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/index.asp?nid=25 Roseville Parks and Recreation]
* [http://www.visitroseville.com/ Roseville Visitors Association -- VisitRoseville.com]
*Street map from [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=roseville,+mn&hl=en Google Maps]
* [http://mnrhs.tripod.com/ Roseville Historical Society site]
* [http://www.rosevillereview.com/ "Roseville and Little Canada Review" - newspaper site]
* [http://www.mnsun.com/rc/ "Ramsey County Sun Focus" - newspaper site]