Golden Valley, Minnesota Golden Valley, Minnesota Location of Golden Valleywithin Hennepin County, Minnesota Location of Golden Valley Golden Valley is a town/city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
Golden Valley is also the home of NBC partner KARE, the Perpich Center for Arts Education and Breck School.
The first white pioneer appeared in the early 1850s. Golden Valley was incorporated December 17, 1886.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.55 square miles (27.32 km2), of which 10.20 square miles (26.42 km2) is territory and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) is water. The 45th alongside north runs through Golden Valley, coinciding approximately with Duluth Street.
The Breck School, a private Episcopal school.
Most kids who live in Golden Valley attend the Robbinsdale School District or the Hopkins School District, as all of the territory of the town/city belongs to one or the other school district.
Some students attend enhance schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute. Golden Valley High School was established in 1957, and the adjoining Golden Valley Middle School was opened in 1964, and were closed in the early 1980s after the Golden Valley School District consolidated with the Hopkins School District.
In 1988, it became Sandburg Middle School. In 1981, the Breck School, a private Episcopal school, purchased the former Golden Valley High School and Middle School property and moved from Minneapolis to the ground of the former Golden Valley schools.
What is presently the site of the Perpich Center for Arts Education was originally the Golden Valley Lutheran College, which closed in 1985. General Mills' expansive corporate ground in Golden Valley.
Even though the populace of Golden Valley is around 20,000, more than 30,000 citizens work in Golden Valley. This is because of the existence of large employers including General Mills, Honeywell, and Pentair.
According to Golden Valley's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city were: A deer in a Golden Valley neighborhood As of the census of 2010, there were 20,371 citizens , 8,816 homeholds, and 5,417 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.4% White, 7.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.9% from other competitions, and 2.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 8,816 homeholds of which 25.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 45.7 years.
19.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,281 citizens , 8,449 homeholds, and 5,508 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.07% White, 3.59% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.87% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other competitions, and 1.61% from two or more competitions.
There were 8,449 homeholds out of which 26.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $62,063, and the median income for a family was $75,899 (these figures had risen to $77,976 and $87,828 in the order given as of a 2007 estimate).
About 0.8% of families and 3.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Golden Valley is a statutory city, where the Mayor votes with the City Council.
Golden Valley operates under the council manager form of government.
The City Council sets the policy and overall direction for the city, and appoints a town/city manager to serve as administrator.
The town/city manager directs town/city staff in carrying out council decisions and providing services.
Golden Valley is positioned in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, represented in the U.S.
The town/city is split between two state legislative districts: 44 - B, represented by Representative Ryan Winkler and Senator Ron Latz, and 45 - B, represented by Representative Lyndon Carlson and Senator Ann Rest.
Golden Valley Historical Society (1986).
Golden Valley: A History of a Minnesota City.
Golden Valley Historical Society (1986).
Golden Valley: A History of a Minnesota City.
"Sandburg Middle School - History".
"City of Golden Valley - About Golden Valley".
City of Golden Valley CAFR "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Golden Valley Historical Society (1986).
Golden Valley: A History of a Minnesota City, 1886-1986.
Golden Valley Historical Society.
Media related to Golden Valley, Minnesota at Wikimedia Commons City of Golden Valley Official Website Municipalities and communities of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
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