Eagan, Minnesota Eagan, Minnesota Flag of Eagan, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Eaganwithin Dakota County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Eagan inside Dakota County, Minnesota State Minnesota Eagan / i n/ is a town/city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
The town/city is south of Saint Paul and lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River.
The populace of Eagan was 64,206 at the 2010 census and presently rates as Minnesota's 11th biggest city. Currently the eighth biggest Minnesota town/city and the fourth biggest suburb in the metro area, Eagan is dominantly a commuter town of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Originally a non-urban Irish farming improve and "Onion Capital of the United States", Eagan became in the 2000 Census.
The biggest growth in Eagan took place following the relocation and expansion of Highway 77 along with the assembly of the new six-lane bridge (with three northbound and three southbound lanes) over the Minnesota River in 1980 and also the culmination of the final Interstate 35 - E freeway section southbound from Minnesota State Highway 110 in Mendota Heights to the region where it joins 35 - W in Burnsville in the mid-1980s.
Its easterly border runs primarily along Minnesota State Highway 3.
The city's influence in the region interval when the companies Northwest Airlines (now Delta Air Lines) and Thomson West (now Thomson Reuters) established their headquarters.
Eagan was titled for Patrick Eagan who was the first chairman of the town board of supervisors.
Eagan was also infamously visited by the "20th hijacker" of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui, before to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.
In 2012, Eagan was ranked as the fourteenth best place in the United States to live by Money Magazine. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 33.43 square miles (86.58 km2), of which 31.12 square miles (80.60 km2) is territory and 2.31 square miles (5.98 km2) is water. Interstate Highway 35 - E, Interstate Highway 494, Minnesota Highways 13, 55, 77, and 149 are six of the chief routes in Eagan.
The Eagan Core Greenway is an ongoing-project to preserve Eagan's surroundingally-sensitive green space, with particular emphasis on Patrick Eagan Park and a two-mile (3 km) greenway connecting the park with Lebanon Hills Regional Park. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 81.5% White, 5.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 7.9% Asian, 1.7% from other competitions, and 3.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 25,249 homeholds of which 35.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 36.8 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 63,557 citizens , 23,773 homeholds, and 16,427 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 88.03% White, 3.41% African American, 0.26% Native American, 5.31% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other competitions, and 1.93% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Northwest Airlines command posts in Eagan Eagan is home to businesses such as the legal publisher West, (part of Thomson Reuters (7,350 employees), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (3,900 employees), Scantron, and Coca-Cola's Midwest bottling facility (900 employees). The sparsely populated northern portions of the city, being convenient to freeways and MSP Airport, are also home to a number of warehouses and distribution centers including Minnesota's biggest UPS core with 1400 employees. According to Eagan's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: Eagan's municipal government is a Type A Statutory City, which provides for a council size of 5 members, one of whom is the mayor.
Eagan's Mayor since 2007 has been Mike Maguire (3rd term as Mayor, council member since 2003, seat up again in 2018).
As a part of Dakota County, Eagan's northern and precincts (1-7, 9-12) join with regions northward to form the Third District on the County Commission.
It has been represented by former Eagan Mayor Thomas Egan since 2005.
The southern and easterly portions of the town/city (precincts 8, 13-17) are joined by regions south and east to form the Fourth District of the County Commission which has been represented by Nancy Schouweiler since 1999.
Eagan is positioned in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, and has been represented by John Kline (R) since 2003.
Since redistricting last occurred in 2012, Eagan straddles two Minnesota State Senate districts.
Sixteen out of seventeen Eagan precincts are joined with five precincts in neighboring Burnsville to form Senate District 51.
Eagan's northern-most precinct is a part of Senate District 52, represented by Senator James Metzen (DFL), who was first propel to the State House in 1974.
In the Minnesota House of Representatives, each Senate District is divided into an "A" and a "B" side.
The half of District 51 makes up House District 51 - A, which is represented by Rep.
The easterly half of District 51 makes up House District 51 - B, which is presently represented by Rep.
Eagan is home to Minnesota's 38th and former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R), 2003 2011, who previously represented Eagan in the Minnesota House, and on the town/city council.
Recently there have been two town/city questions that have gone to the ballot for town/city residents to vote for.
In 2004 and in 2007, voters were presented with plans drafted by an established Charter Commission calling for the town/city to scrap its current governing structure as a statutory town/city and adopt a new home-rule town/city charter.
Eagan lies in Minnesota's First Judicial District.
Eagan is served by three school districts: Independent School District 191, Independent School District 196, and Independent School District 197.
Some students, however, choose to attend enhance schools in other school districts, as chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute. Eagan High School (196) William Byrne Elementary School' (191) (in Burnsville, Minnesota) Denotes schools positioned outside of Eagan with attendance boundaries that cover part of the city.
The Dakota County Library operates the Wescott Library in Eagan. The library homes the command posts of Dakota County Library. The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League is building a sports training center at Eagan to be opened in 2018.
The Vikings have announced a partnership with the Minnesota State High School League to host competitions at the venue.
Mary Anderson Pawlenty, former First Lady of Minnesota and District Judge Eagan Real Estate and Community Information.
"History of Eagan, Minnesota".
City of Eagan.
"Eagan Historical Trail Guide".
"Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
Suite 200 Eagan, Minnesota 55121" "Eagan, Minnesota at a Glance Archived May 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.." City of Eagan.
City of Eagan CAFR "Library Administration & Support Services Administrative Offices Wescott Library 1340 Wescott Rd Eagan MN 55123-1029" "Library Administration & Support Services Ken Behringer, Director Wescott Library 1340 Wescott Rd Eagan MN 55123-1029." City of Eagan, MN Official site Municipalities and communities of Dakota County, Minnesota, United States State of Minnesota
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