Coon Rapids, Minnesota Coon Rapids, Minnesota Official logo of Coon Rapids, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Coon Rapidswithin Anoka County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Coon Rapids Website City of Coon Rapids Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis, and is the biggest city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.
The populace was 61,476 at the 2010 census, making it the thirteenth biggest city in Minnesota and the seventh biggest Twin Cities suburb.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 23.34 square miles (60.45 km2), of which, 22.61 square miles (58.56 km2) is territory and 0.73 square miles (1.89 km2) is water. Recreational lakes in the town/city include Cenaiko Lake and Crooked Lake, two-thirds of which is in Coon Rapids.
The first industries of Coon Rapids sprung up around the road, including the prominent Anoka Pressed Brick and Terra Cotta Company, established by Dr.
The clay excavation site known locally as the clay hole is one of the lasting reminders of Coon Rapids' industrialized history.
Today, the vital Red River Ox Cart Trail is known as Coon Rapids Boulevard and remains an meaningful commercial corridor for the city. In 1912, assembly began on the Coon Rapids Dam and the influx of workers and engineers increased the city's populace to over 1,000 for the first time.
Completed in 1914, the dam functioned as a county-wide power origin for the Northern States Power Company until it was sold to the Hennepin County Park Board in 1969 and incorporated into the Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park. When the dam was built, Anoka Township retitled itself Coon Creek Rapids, later shortened to Coon Rapids.
In 1959, the Village of Coon Rapids voted to incorporate as a town/city and the City of Coon Rapids was born.
Since 1959, the city's populace exploded from 14,000 to over 62,000 in 2015, making it the 13th biggest city in Minnesota.
Coon Rapids Dam Coon Rapids Dam While commercial traffic on the Mississippi River once passed through Coon Rapids - steamboats could reach as far north as St.
Cloud under certain conditions - the assembly of the Coon Rapids Dam marked the town/city as the northern end of the navigable portion of the river.
Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highways 47 and 610 are three of the chief routes in the city.
Coon Rapids Riverdale Station is served by the Northstar Commuter Rail line connecting the northwest suburbs and downtown Minneapolis; the line opened in November 2009. Coon Rapids is home to the command posts of medical device manufacturer RMS Company, furniture retailer HOM Furniture, and printers/publishers John Roberts Company and ECM Publishers.
According to the City's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's biggest employers are: 8 City of Coon Rapids 285 The town/city of Coon Rapids has a council manager form of government, and its current mayor is Jerry Koch.
As of the 2012 election, Coon Rapids is represented in the State House by districts 35 - B (Peggy Scott, Republican), 36 - A (Mark Uglem, Republican), 36 - B (Melissa Hortman, Democrat) and 37 - A (Jerry Newton, Democrat); and in the State Senate by districts 35 (Jim Abeler, Republican), 36 (John Hoffman, Democrat) and 37 (Alice Johnson, Democrat).
Coon Rapids is positioned partially in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Erik Paulsen, and partially in Minnesota's 6th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom Emmer.
Since its incorporation as a town/city in 1952, Coon Rapids, Minnesota has had 15 mayors: Coon Rapids is served by the Anoka-Hennepin Public School District 11.
Coon Rapids High School is the biggest school in the city, with enrollment of approximately 2800.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 68.0% White, 18.5% African American, 0.7% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 1.2% from other competitions, and 2.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 23,532 homeholds of which 34.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 36.9 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 61,627 citizens , 22,578 homeholds, and 16,572 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $55,550, and the median income for a family was $62,260.
City of Coon Rapids.
"City of Coon Rapids 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report".
City of Coon Rapids.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Coon Rapids.
City of Coon Rapids official website Coon Rapids Hydroelectric Dam, MNopedia.
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Cities in Minnesota - Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River - Cities in Anoka County, Minnesota - Populated places established in 1857 - 1857 establishments in Minnesota Territory
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