Richfield, Minnesota Richfield, Minnesota Official seal of Richfield, Minnesota Richfield is a town/city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
Main article: History of Richfield, Minnesota Map showing territory annexations and Richfield's initial borders as a town in 1854 and present day borders as a city.
The beginnings of Richfield date back to the 1850s, when it was still a small farming community. Close to Minneapolis and Fort Snelling, it was on the edge of a burgeoning and expanding town/city with company and commerce not far away.
One of the first pioneer was Riley Bartholomew, a former General in the Ohio Militia who became a Richfield Justice of the Peace and a Minnesota State Senator.
On May 11, 1858, as Congress was admitting Minnesota into the Union, the early inhabitants of Richfield had their first town meeting.
That same year Richfield was titled for the fertile farm territory it encompassed.
On November 7, 1950, inhabitants voted for a town/city manager form of government, meaning the town/city had a Mayor, four council members, and one City Manager.
Richfield's first Mayor was Clarence Christian, who began serving in 1951, but served as President under the old format dating back to 1948.
In 1955, the Richfield Chamber of Commerce was formed and has been deeply involved in the development, as well as the redevelopment, of the improve since that time.
The first half of the 20th century also saw the boundaries of Richfield change, as annexations decreased the size of the city.
In 1941, another section of East Richfield went to the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport, and by 1955 all of the Wold-Chamberlain Field (municipal airport) was separated from the village.
Over the years, populations of all close-by communities increased and after World War II, Richfield flourished with commuters to Twin Cities jobs.
Today, Richfield has a populace of about 35,000 inhabitants who live inside seven square miles of neighborhoods, parks and shops.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.01 square miles (18.16 km2), of which 6.87 square miles (17.79 km2) is territory and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water. Interstates 35 - W and 494 and Minnesota State Highways 62 and 77 are four of the chief routes in the city.
The Richfield Rediscovered Housing Program has established an surrounding of change in the improve as it encourages home remodeling, expansion, and ongoing standard .
Richfield Land Use Areas (2005) Richfield is home to the corporate ground of Best Buy Job expansion in Richfield has reached unprecedented levels in recent years. From the first quarter of 2001 to the first quarter of 2003, net job expansion equaled 2,444 the second highest in the urbane area.
Additionally, total employment in Richfield jumped from 10,090 to nearly 15,000 between 1995 and 2005. According to the City's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 3 Richfield Public Schools 682 9 City of Richfield 191 Richfield has enhance schools, private schools, alternative education programs, and post-secondary options. The school district, Independent School District 280, serves about 4,200 students in Richfield and part of Edina in grades K-12.
Richfield schools are divided into elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. Four elementary schools serve major students in grades K-5: Centennial Elementary; Sheridan Elementary; R-STEM Elementary, which focuses its curriculum on science, technology, engineering, and math; and RDLS Elementary, a dual language school which teaches students in both English and Spanish.
Students in grades 6-8 attend Richfield Middle School. Richfield High School serves approximately 1400 students in grades 9-12. Richfield has more than 450 acres (1.8 km2) of parkland, 23 neighborhood parks and a nature preserve. Wood Lake Nature Center is a 150-acre (0.6 km2) park directed by the town/city of Richfield that features wetlands, walking paths and an interpretive center.
Hockey games, figure skating, broom ball games, open skating, and improve affairs all take place in this facility. Located near the ice arena is Richfield's outside pool.
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,439 citizens , 15,073 homeholds, and 8,727 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Richfield has five town/city council members, which include Mike Howard (at-large), Pat Elliott (Ward 1), Edwina Garcia (Ward 2), Tom Fitzhenry (Ward 3) and Mayor Goettel. At the state level, Richfield is represented by DFLers, including state Sen.
The town/city is positioned in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, represented by Minneapolis lawyer Keith Ellison, a Democrat.
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City of Richfield, Minnesota.
City of Richfield, Minnesota.
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United States Enumeration Bureau.
City of Richfield webpage "City of Richfield Directory of Officials".
Richfield: Minnesota's Oldest Suburb.
"Richfield, the state's 'oldest suburb'".
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