Everything about Blaine Minnesota totally explained
Blaine is a city in
Anoka and
Ramsey counties in the
U.S. state of
Minnesota. The population was 44,942 at the
2000 census. The city is located mainly in Anoka County.
Interstate Highway
35W, U.S. Highway
10, and Minnesota Highway
65 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.
History and culture
Until 1877 Blaine was part of the city of
Anoka,
Minnesota. Phillip Laddy, a native of
Ireland, is recognized as the first settler in Blaine and settled near a lake that now bears his name, Laddie Lake, in 1862. Laddy died shortly after his arrival and his survivors moved on to
Minneapolis. Another early settler was the
Englishman George Townsend, who lived for a short time near what would today be Lever St. and 103rd Ave.
It wasn't until 1865 that Blaine’s first permanent resident, Green Chambers, settled on the old Townsend claim. Chambers was a former
slave who moved north from
Barren County,
Kentucky, following the
Civil War. In 1870 George Wall, Joseph Gagner, and soon others settled in the area and it began to grow.
In 1877 Blaine separated from Anoka and organized as a township of its own. That year the first election was held and Moses Ripley was elected as the first Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Ripley, who had come to Minnesota from Maine, persuaded his fellow board members to name the new Township in honor of
James G. Blaine, a senator and three-time presidential candidate from Maine. By 1880 Blaine’s population had reached 128.
While many of the other communities in Anoka County experienced growth due to farming, Blaine’s sandy soil and abundant
wetlands discouraged would-be farmers and it remained a prime hunting area. Blaine’s growth remained slow until after
World War II when starter home developments began to spring up in the southern part of town and the community changed from a small rural town to a more
suburban one. Blaine’s population has grown from 1,694 in 1950 to 20,640 in 1970 to an estimated 54,020 in 2005. For several years Blaine led the Twin Cities metro region in new home construction.
Blaine's growth could be attributed to the development of
Interstate Highway 35W,
U.S. Highway 10, and
Minnesota Highway 65 which increased its accessibility to the Twin Cities making it an attractive location for business and residential development. Corporate residents include the
Aveda Corporation,
MagnetStreet and Dayton Rogers Manufacturing.
Blaine is also home to the
National Sports Center featuring 50 soccer fields, a golf course, a
velodrome, and the
Schwans Super Rink, containing 8 regulation ice rinks in one building. There are 2 high schools within the city:
Blaine High School home to the Bengals in the
Anoka-Hennepin School District, and
Centennial High School home to the Cougars in the
Centennial School District.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.0
square miles (88.1
km²), of which, 33.8 square miles (87.7 km²) of it's land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it's water. The total area is 0.50% water. Blaine is
13 miles (21 km) from
Minneapolis and
20 miles (30 km) from
St. Paul.
Notable citizens
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 44,942 people, 15,898 households, and 12,177 families residing in the city. The
population density is 1,330 people per square mile (512/km²). There are 16,169 housing units at an average density of 477.6/sq mi (184.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.46%
White, 0.86%
African American, 0.63%
Native American, 2.54%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.75% from
other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. 1.72% of the population are
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. By 2003 the US census estimated that the population had grown to 50,425
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There are 15,898 households out of which 41.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% are
married couples living together, 11.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% are non-families. 17.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.19.
In the city the population is spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $59,219, and the median income for a family is $63,831. Males have a median income of $40,620 versus $30,452 for females. The
per capita income for the city is $22,777. 3.0% of the population and 2.1% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Politics
Blaine is located in
Minnesota's 6th congressional district, represented by
Michele Bachmann, (
Republican).
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