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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Location in Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota.
Coordinates: 44°56′38.76″N, 93°05′6.72″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Ramsey
Mayor	Chris Coleman (DFL)
Area
- City	56.2 mi² - 145.5 km²
- Land	52.8mi² - 136.7 km²
- Water	3.4 mi² - 8.8 km²
Elevation	214 m
Population
- City (2000)	287,151
- Density	2,100.6/km² (5,438/sq mi)
- Metro	2,968,805
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.stpaul.gov/

Saint Paul is the capital and the second most populous city of the State of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 287,151, although that number had decreased to 276,963 in the 2004 Census estimates. Saint Paul and the adjacent city of Minneapolis form the core of the area known as the Twin Cities.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 3.1 Neighborhoods 4 Government and politics 5 Education 5.1 Primary 5.2 Public Secondary 5.3 Private Secondary 5.4 Public Post-Secondary 5.5 Private Post-Secondary 5.6 Post-Graduate 6 Culture 6.1 Sites of interest 7 Religion 7.1 Faith Organizations 7.2 Christian Churches 7.3 Synagogues 7.4 Mosques 8 Media 9 Sports 10 Transportation 10.1 Ground transportation 10.2 Air transportation 11 Twin cities 12 References 13 See also 14 External links

[edit] History

Saint Paul began its life in the early 1800s when a collection of fur traders, explorers and missionaries came to the area for the protection that Fort Snelling offered. Many of these people had come south from Canada and were of French descent; others had come from the East after treaties with Native Americans officially opened the area.

In the early years, the settlers lived close to the fort along the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, but as a whisky trade started to flourish the military officers in Fort Snelling banned them from the lands the fort controlled with one retired fur trader turned bootlegger, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, particularly irritating the officials. By the early 1820s the area had become important as a trading center and a destination for settlers heading west and was known as Pig's Eye Landing. In 1841 Father Galtier established the St. Paul Church and that same year the name of the settlement was formally changed to Saint Paul in honor of the newly constructed church and Father Galtier's favorite saint.

Image:Minnesota State Capitol.jpg The next 10 years saw continued growth in the area and in response to that, Minnesota was named a territory in 1849 with St Paul named as its capital. In 1850, the city narrowly survived a proposed law to move the capital to St. Peter when territorial legislator Joe Rolette disappeared with the approved bill. In 1854, St Paul incorporated as a city and, in 1858, Minnesota was admitted to the union with St. Paul becoming the 32nd state capital.

[edit] Geography

Saint Paul is located at 44°53′00″N, 93°12′00″W (44.8833, -93.2)^GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 145.5 km² (56.2 mi²). 136.7 km² (52.8 mi²) of it is land and 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²) of it (6.07%) is water.

The city is located just south of 45 degrees north latitude. In the northern suburb of Roseville, on the east side of Cleveland Avenue, a block north of Roselawn Avenue and just a few feet north of where Loren Street T's into Cleveland, there is a stone containing a plaque, marking a point on 45th parallel.[1].

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 287,151 people, 112,109 households, and 60,987 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,101.0/km² (5,441.7/mi²). There were 115,713 housing units at an average density of 846.6/km² (2,192.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.02% White, 11.71% African American, 1.13% Native American, 12.36% Asian (mostly Hmong and Vietnamese), 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.84% from other races, and 3.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race (incl. white) were 7.91% of the population.

Saint Paul has the world's second largest urban Hmong population.

There were 112,109 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.6% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,774, and the median income for a family was $48,925. Males had a median income of $35,111 versus $29,432 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,216. About 11.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Neighborhoods

Main article: St. Paul neighborhoods

Saint Paul is noted for its neighborhoods; the city has been called "fifteen small towns with one mayor", owing to the neighborhood-based life of much of the city.

The city's fifteen main neighborhoods include:

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Saint Anthony Park Merriam Park Highland Park Battle Creek Como Park Dayton's Bluff

Downtown Greater East Side Macalester-Groveland North End Payne-Phalen Summit Hill

Summit-University The Midway Thomas-Dale West Seventh West Side

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[edit] Government and politics

The city's current mayor is Chris Coleman, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Coleman spent eight years working in Hennepin County as a public defender and prosecutor. Proposals to build a metal shredder along the Mississippi River in Saint Paul inspired his first run for the Saint Paul City Council. Mayor Coleman represented Saint Paul's Ward 2 from 1997 to 2003. Currently, he is also an investment management consultant working with non-profit organizations and is also president of United Family Practice Clinic (serving people without insurance and/or with low income).

The city's former mayor was Randy Kelly, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Mayor Kelly caused controversy when in 2004, he endorsed US President George W. Bush for re-election. In what most political observers saw as a result of the Bush endorsement, Kelly was ejected from the Mayor's office on November 8, 2005 in favor of Chris Coleman. Kelly lost the election by almost 40 percentage points.

( As of 2006: The Saint Paul City Council includes Kathy Lantry, City Council President (voted City Pages Councilmember of the Year in 2002), Ward 7; Debbie Montgomery, Ward 1; Dave Thune, Ward 2; Pat Harris, Ward 3; Jay Benanav, Ward 4; Lee Helgen, Ward 5; Dan Bostrom, Ward 6. )

The city of Saint Paul has elected a large number of Irish mayors. The current mayor, Chris Coleman is an Irish-American. The city has had three mayors who were natives of Ireland, William Dawson, Christopher D. O'Brien, and Frank Doran. Other former Irish-American mayors of Saint Paul include: William Mahoney, William H. Fallon, John J. McDonough, Edward K. Delaney, John C. Daubney, Joseph E. Dillon, Thomas R. Byrne, and Randy Kelly.

St. Paul is located in Minnesota's 4th congressional district, represented by Betty McCollum, a progressive Democrat, scoring 91% progressive on a range of issues. <ref>Grossman, Joshua. ProgressivePunch Leading with the Left. All Issues. ProgressivePunch. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.</ref>

St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center will be the host of the 2008 Republican National Convention.

[edit] Education

Saint Paul contains the following educational institutions, sorted by type:

[edit] Primary

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Ames Elementary Battle Creek Elementary Capitol Hill Gifted/Talented Magnet [2] Community of Peace Academy Eastern Heights Elementary [3] EXPO for Excellence Magnet Elementary School [4] Groveland Park Elementary [5] Hayden Heights Elementary Horace Mann Elementary Jackson Preparatory Magnet

L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School [6] Longfellow Elementary and Magnet School Nativity of Our Lord [7] Nokomis Montessori Magnet [8] North End Elementary Saint Anthony Park Elementary School [9] St. Pascal Baylon [10] Webster Magnet Elementary (and more not listed)

[edit] Public Secondary

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Central Senior High School[11] Como Park Senior High School [12] Harding Senior High School [13] Johnson Senior High School [14] Arlington Senior High School [15] Battle Creek Middle School Cleveland Junior High School [16] Creative Arts Senior High School [17] Hazel Park Academy Middle School [18]

Highland Park Junior High School [19] Highland Park Senior High School [20] Humboldt Junior High School Humbolt Senior High School [21] Murray Junior High School [22] Open School Ramsey Junior High School [23] Saint Paul Public Schools official web site [24] Washington Technology Middle School [25]

[edit] Private Secondary

• Cretin-Derham Hall High School [26]
• St. Paul Academy and Summit School [27]
• Twin Cities Academy [28]
• (and more not listed)

[edit] Public Post-Secondary

• Metropolitan State University [29]
• Saint Paul College - A community and technical college [30]
• University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (technically located in Falcon Heights, Minnesota)link

[edit] Private Post-Secondary

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Bethel University [31] College of Saint Catherine [32] College of Visual Arts [33] Concordia University, Saint Paul [34]

Hamline University [35] Macalester College [36] McNally Smith College of Music [37] University of St. Thomas [38]

[edit] Post-Graduate

• William Mitchell College of Law [39]
• Luther Seminary [40]
• University of Minnesota School of Social Work
• University of St. Thomas
• Hamline University

[edit] Culture

[edit] Sites of interest

Areas of interest include the Science Museum of Minnesota [41], Ordway Center for the Performing Arts [42], the state Capitol, and RiverCentre, which serves as the city's civic center. Saint Paul is also home to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team, the Minnesota Thunder, professional soccer team, the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League and the Minnesota Wild National Hockey League team, which plays at the city's Xcel Energy Center.

Grand Avenue is a much-frequented street for Saint Paul locals. The shopping includes boutiques and brand name stores and the dining on Grand Avenue makes it a favorite destination for people in and around Saint Paul. The intersection of Grand and Snelling features the premier bakery Breadsmith, Jamba Juice, and a Saint Paul original, Dunn Bros. Coffee. Other notable restaurants on Grand Avenue include: Cafe Latte, The Lexington and The Grand Ol' Creamery.

The Cathedral Hill area, centered on Selby and Western Avenues, is home to some of the best dining in the Twin Cities. Establishments range from traditional bars and pubs (such as Costello's and the Muddy Pig) to the upscale fine dining of W.A. Frost and Moscow on the Hill. In addition to fine dining, the area is also home to the College of Visual Arts and the Saint Paul Curling Club, the largest member owned club of its kind in the United States.

Nearby attractions include the Mississippi River which forms the southwest border of Saint Paul, the Mall of America in Bloomington, and the Minnesota State Fair's grounds. The fair - the largest state fair in the United States - is open during the two weeks prior to and including Labor Day. It takes place in northern Saint Paul next to the suburb of Falcon Heights, and just north of the Midway neighborhood, appropriately defining the midway point between downtown districts of the Twin Cities (see "Neighborhoods"). Immediately west of the state fairgrounds is the Saint Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota (however, like the Fairgrounds, the campus is located in Falcon Heights). The Cathedral of Saint Paul is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and numerous other religious organizations exist in the metropolitan area. Bordering the southwest edge of Saint Paul and the southeastern tip of Minneapolis is the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Also notable is Historic Fort Snelling, which lies on the bluff above the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers. Just below the bluff is Fort Snelling State Park [43], which incorporates Pike Island named for the explorer Zebulon Pike. The Como Zoo and Conservatory is a free zoo with a year round inside garden and amusement park. Indian Mounds Park contain six burial mounds believed to have been constructed approximately 2000 years ago by the Hopewell Culture.[44]

Saint Paul is the birthplace of renowned author, F Scott Fitzgerald, as well as cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts). Because of the association with Schulz, Saint Paul regularly has events centering around the Snoopy family. For the past several years, local artists have painted and decorated giant Peanuts sculptures around the city. These have been very popular with tourists.

Major corporations headquartered in the Saint Paul area include 3M, source of products such as Scotch-Tape™, Thinsulate™ and Post-It™ notes; St Paul Travelers, a major insurance firm; Ecolab, a chemical and cleaning product company; Lawson Software, a business software and support company; and Gander Mountain, the largest outdoor lifestyle retailer in the country.

[edit] Religion

[edit] Faith Organizations

• Saint Paul Council of Churches [45]

[edit] Christian Churches

• House of Hope Presbyterian [46]
• Jehova Lutheran Church [47]
• Listing of Council member churches [48]

[edit] Synagogues

• Mount Zion Temple [49]

[edit] Mosques

[edit] Media

Main article: Media in the Twin Cities

Television stations in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area:

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KTCA 2 (PBS) - St. Paul WCCO 4 (CBS) - Minneapolis KSTP-TV 5 (ABC) - St. Paul KMSP 9 (Fox) - Eden Prairie KARE 11 (NBC) - Golden Valley

KTCI 17 (PBS) - St. Paul WUCW 23 (CW) - St. Paul WFTC 29 (My Network TV) - Eden Prairie KPXM 41 (i) - St. Cloud KSTC 45 (Independent) - St. Paul

Newspapers:

• St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul
• Star Tribune - Minneapolis
• East Side Review - St. Paul

Magazines:

• Saint Paul Illustrated - Bloomington, Minnesota

[edit] Sports

Club	Sport	League	Venue	Championships
Minnesota Wild	Ice Hockey	National Hockey League; Western	Xcel Energy Center
Saint Paul Saints	Baseball	American association; North Division	Midway Stadium	Northern League Championship: 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004
Minnesota Thunder	Soccer	USL First Division	James Griffin Stadium
Minnesota Swarm	Indoor lacrosse	National Lacrosse League; Eastern Division	Xcel Energy Center

The Minnesota Timberwolves, Twins, and Vikings all play in Minneapolis

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Ground transportation

Most of the citizens of Saint Paul utilize a car to move throughout the region, although the bus system, provided by Metro Transit, is also used by those with and without cars. Metro Transit also operates the Hiawatha Line, a light rail transit system, which connects downtown and south Minneapolis with the southern suburb of Bloomington and the Mall of America. It also serves Saint Paul through coordinated buses from the train stations. The expansion of the light rail system, when it occurs, is expected to connect downtown Minneapolis to downtown Saint Paul.

In the downtown area, buildings are connected by a skyway system in which buildings are directly connected to each other, and pedestrians may walk from one building to another without going outside. Another system of transportation gaining popularity in Saint Paul is biking, especially with the advent of additional bike lanes throughout the city and the metropolitan area. Bike trails interconnect with those of Minneapolis and other neighboring cities.

The layout of streets around downtown St. Paul has often drawn complaints. Jesse Ventura famously brought up the city's roadways during an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in his days as Governor of Minnesota. Ventura drew a lot of criticism for his remark that the streets had been designed by "drunken Irishmen," although people had already been complaining about the fractured grid system for more than a century by that point. Some of the road structure comes from the curve of the Mississippi River, conflicts between leaders of different neighborhoods in the early city, and grand plans only half-realized. Outside of downtown, the roads are less confusing, but the city is also somewhat unusual in the fact that most roads are named rather than numbered. Another complaint is the changing of the name of Concord St, which is near Highway 52, one of the major highways in St. Paul. Many people are given directions to follow Concord St. until it becomes Wabasha. The problem is that at the 52 junction, Concord St. turns into Cesar Chavez, going in the direction of Wabasha. Many people become confused, and end up following Concord in the opposite direction, towards South Saint Paul.

Interstate Highways that serve the city are Interstate 35E running N-S, and Interstate 94 running E-W.

[edit] Air transportation

The major airport for the area is the Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport. Its major provider is Northwest Airlines, although low priced discount airlines are beginning to gain strength in the area. Saint Paul is also served by the smaller St. Paul Downtown Airport.

[edit] Twin cities

Saint Paul is twinned with:

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Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Nagasaki, Japan, since 1955 Image:Flag of Israel.svg Hadera, Israel, since 1981 Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Culiacan, Mexico, since 1983 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changsha, China, since 1987 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Lawaaikamp, South Africa, since 1988 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Modena, Italy, since 1989

Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Novosibirsk, Russia, since 1989 Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg Ciudad Romero, El Salvador, since 1991 Image:Flag of Israel.svg Tiberias, Israel, since 1996 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Neuss, Germany, since 1999 Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Manzanillo, Mexico, since 2002

[edit] References

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[edit] See also

• Minneapolis-St.Paul
• List of mayors of Saint Paul Minnesota
• Minnesota Legislature
• Saint Paul Winter Carnival
• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

[edit] External links

• Official city website
• Official tourism site
• Housing 5000 Initiative
• Saint Paul E-Democracy discussion list
• The City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation, a list of city parks, programming, recreation centers, opening hours and other information.
• Saint Paul Public Library

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 44.95° -93.094°
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