ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

'Anoka County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 298,084. Its county seat is Anoka⁶.

Contents

Geography

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

County Commissioners

Cities and towns

Lakes and Bodies of Water

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,156 km² (446 mi²). 1,097 km² (424 mi²) of it is land and 59 km² (23 mi²) of it (5.08%) is water.

Major highways

★ Interstate 35 ★ Interstate 35E ★ Interstate 35W ★ Interstate 694 ★ U.S. Highway 10

★ U.S. Highway 169 ★ Minnesota State Highway 47 ★ Minnesota State Highway 65 ★ Minnesota State Highway 242

Adjacent counties

★ Isanti County (north)

★ Chisago County (northeast)

★ Washington County (southeast)

★ Ramsey County (southeast)

★ Hennepin County (southwest)

★ Sherburne County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 298,084 people, 106,428 households, and 79,395 families residing in the county. The population density was 272/km² (704/mi²). There were 108,091 housing units at an average density of 99/km² (255/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.64% White, 1.60% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. 1.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 30.2% were of German, 14.3% Norwegian, 9.0% Swedish, 7.3% Irish and 5.9% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 106,428 households out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 19.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 34.10% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $57,754, and the median income for a family was $64,261. Males had a median income of $41,527 versus $30,534 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,297. About 2.90% of families and 4.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.90% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.
''On ePodunk : Anoka County & Anoka Cty. ancestry''

County Commissioners

As of January 2007

★ District 1 (western Andover, western Anoka, Bethel, Burns, western Oak Grove, Ramsey, Saint Francis) - Dennis Berg, Chair

★ District 2 (northeastern Andover, northern Blaine, East Bethel, Ham Lake, eastern Oak Grove) - Dick Lang

★ District 3 (central Blaine, northern Fridley, Spring Lake Park) - Robyn West

★ District 4 (Columbia Heights, southern Fridley, Hilltop) - Jim Kordiak, Vice Chair

★ District 5 (southern Andover and eastern Coon Rapids) - Scott "Canvasback" LeDoux

★ District 6 (southeastern Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Linwood) - Rhonda Sivarajah

★ District 7 (eastern Anoka and western Coon Rapids) - Dan Erhart

Cities and towns

Cities		Townships	Unincorporated communities
★ Andover ★ Anoka ★ Bethel ★ Blaine† ★ Centerville ★ Circle Pines ★ Columbia Heights ★ Columbus ★ Coon Rapids ★ East Bethel	★ Fridley ★ Ham Lake ★ Hilltop ★ Lexington ★ Lino Lakes ★ Oak Grove ★ Ramsey ★ St. Francis ★ Spring Lake Park†	★ Burns Township ★ Linwood Township	★ Linwood ★ Nowthen

† only partly within Anoka County

Lakes and Bodies of Water

★ Lake George

★ Rice Creek

★ Rum River

★ Mississippi River

External link

★ Anoka County government's website