You knowledge of city census information isn't very good over time.
http://www.demographia.com/db-uscity98.htm
Mpls St Paul
2000 382618 287151
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027.html
Year Mpls St Paul
1990 368383 272235
1980 370951 270230
1970 434400 309980
1960 482872 313411
1950 521718 311349
1940 492370 287736
1930 464356 271606
1920 380582 234698
1910 301408 214744
1900 202718 163065
1890 164738 133156
1880 46887 41473
So the drop for Minneapolis happened in the 50s and St Paul peaked at the 60
census with great slowing in the 50s. However the 1990s saw an increase,
although small, in the core city populations.
The decline started in the 50s when the car and development, combined with
highways led to further growth. Yet when we look at more recent data, there
are decisions both at the development level (developers or city policies)
and with residents to return to the city. Look at the growth in the
warehouse district of high density housing and townhouses. There is also
other high density development in Uptown, off the Midtown Greenway at Lyn
Lake, near the Lake Street bridge, and at the intersection of Franklin and
Portland.
In St Paul there is a lot of high density housing between University and
Franklin, between Emerald Ave (Mpls/St Paul border) and 280. There is
further near Fairview and University. These are areas that I know, I am
sure there are many more.
Some of these changes can be due to a desire to regain a significant portion
of people's lives from the commute.
My biggest concern is that we will have gentrification that will further
push low and middle income families at off neighborhoods in the central
cities.
Josh Kroll
Minneapolis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Searles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:10 PM
Subject: [TCMetro] Suburbs' dilemma/Freedom vs. saving money
> Here's an editorial from today's Star Tribune.
> http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/4722677.html
>
> Seven of the nation's 100 fastest growing counties are around Minneapolis
and St. Paul. They are Scott, Sherburne, Wright, Isanti, Carver and Chisago
in Minnesota and St. Croix in Wisconsin.
>
> Of course the Star Tribune laments the fact that people do not want to
live the in core cities. An example is Ramsey County where the population
has descreased by 1% since 2000.
>
> I think the time would be better spent to determine not why people want to
live in the suburbs, rather why people do not wish to live in the core
cities. We see on this list and others all of the messages expressing the
virtues of the Minneapolis and St. Paul, yet they are either losing or
barely holding on to their population. Messages appear periodically
demanding that public employees live in the city where employed in an
attempt to force people to live where they do want. What is it about
Minneapolis and St. Paul that makes people can leave, leave?
>
> Tom Searles
> Waconia, Twp.
>
>
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