Cottage Grove (Minnesota)

Washington County

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Cottage Grove is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in Washington County in the metropolitan Minneapolis -Saint Paul and has around 30,600 inhabitants.

Geography

Cottage Grove is located approximately 17 kilometers southeast of downtown St. Paul. The Mississippi River runs west and south of the city and serves as the south city limits. Located in the lower Mississippi Grey Cloud Island belongs mostly to the urban area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of ​​the city is 98.2 square miles, of which 10.2 square miles of water.

History

The origins of Cottage Grove's go back to settlements which were founded in the 1840s by European-born settlers from New England. In May 1858 Cottage Grove Township was formed. 1963 was a Village, 1974 Cottage Grove received city rights. After Cottage Grove Long an embossed rural place, it evolved in the 1960s to a rapidly growing suburb of the Twin Cities.

Demographics

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census living in Cottage Grove 30 582 people in 9,932 households and 8,462 families. Ethnically, the population sits down from 93.5 percent White, 2.4 percent African American, 1.4 percent Asian Americans as well as other smaller or more groups. 2.5 percent of the population regard themselves as Hispanics.

In 49.8 % of the 9,923 households living children under the age of 18, 72.9 % live in married couples, and in 8.8% of live single women and 14.8 % are non family households. 11.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 3.07 persons, the families of 3.32.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 32.7 % under the age of 18, 7.4 % from 18 to 24, 34.4 % between 25 and 44 years, 20.7% between 45 and 64 years and 4.9% over 65 years. The median is 32 years. Approximately 50.5 % of the population is female.

The median income for a household is $ 65,825, a family of $ 68,935. The per capita income is $ 23,348. About 2.2 % of the population and 1.8 % of families are below the poverty line.

Traffic

U.S. Highway 61 and Minnesota State Route 95 pass through Cottage Grove. The Interstate Highways 494, 94 and 35 e are eight to twelve kilometers from the city.

Furthermore, lead two railway lines of the BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway through Cottage Grove. The nearest airport is the South St. Paul Municipal Airport in South St. Paul, the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport is 23 km away.

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