Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota City of Inver Grove Heights Location of the town/city of Inver Grove Heightswithin Dakota County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Inver Grove Heights Website City of Inver Grove Heights Inver Grove Heights is a town/city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.

Inver Grove Heights is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint Paul; close-by communities are South St.

The township of Inver Grove Heights was titled after the Irish fishing village of Inver and the German town of Grove. Records show that 240 farms, four churches, and four school districts were established by 1880. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 30.12 square miles (78.01 km2), of which 27.76 square miles (71.90 km2) is territory and 2.36 square miles (6.11 km2) is water. Highway 52, Minnesota Highway 55, and Minnesota Highway 3 are four of Inver Grove Heights's chief routes.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.7% White, 3.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.5% from other competitions, and 3.1% from two or more competitions.

There were 13,476 homeholds, of which 32.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families.

The median age in the town/city was 38.4 years.

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,751 citizens , 11,257 homeholds, and 7,924 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.80% White, 2.10% African American, 0.48% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other competitions, and 1.86% from two or more competitions.

There were 11,257 homeholds out of which 37.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $59,090, and the median income for a family was $68,629.

In 2007, the Metropolitan Council estimated the employment in Inver Grove Heights to be 11,158. The town/city hosts the command posts of CHS, Inc., an agricultural cooperative ranked 12th in the 2007 ICA Global 300 list of mutuals and cooperatives, and 145th on the Fortune 500 list of U.S.

Inver Grove Heights is also the home of Gertens Greenhouses, one of the biggest garden centers in the Midwest.

According to Inver Grove Heights's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 3 Inver Grove Heights Community Schools 535 6 City of Inver Grove Heights 387 The Inver Grove Heights Community Schools precinct or Independent School District 199 operates five schools in the city: Simley High School, Inver Grove Heights Middle School, Hilltop Elementary, Pine Bend Elementary, and Salem Hills Elementary.

There is one private school for preschool through eighth undertaking inside the boundaries of Inver Grove Heights: Berea Lutheran School.

The part of the town/city is served by Independent School District 196, with students attending Dakota Hills Middle School, Rosemount Middle School, Eagan High School, and Rosemount High School. Inver Grove Heights is also home to Inver Hills Community College.

In the Minnesota legislature, Inver Grove Heights is represented by DFL Senator Matt Klein and GOP Representative Regina Barr.

Inver Grove Heights is in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, represented by Republican Jason Lewis.

City of Inver Grove Heights Official Website City of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.

"About Inver Grove Heights".

Inver grove Heights.

United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Inver Grove Heights Profile".

Inver Grove Heights CAFR Municipalities and communities of Dakota County, Minnesota, United States

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