MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA

'Maple Grove' is an affluent city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 55,000 at the 2005 census.

Contents

Growth

History

Miscellaneous

Geography

Demographics

Education

Politics

References

External links

Growth

Over the last 10 years Maple Grove has grown into one of the more populous cities in the Twin Cities area. As of 2000 it was the second fastest growing city in the state behind Lakeville, Minnesota. Recently a huge expansion has gone on in Maple Grove called the Arbor Lakes Project. This has added many new businesses especially in the new inside-out mall. Some of the notable businesses include Borders Books & Music, Sharper Image, Circuit City, Caribou Coffee, Subway, TGI Fridays, DSW, Lowe's, REI and a Holiday Inn & Suites with a Waterpark.
The city has approved a new large development separate from the Arbor Lakes Project called The Grove. The Grove will be headlined by a hospital, Super Target, and Home Depot as well as numerous stores.

History

Winnebago Indians were the first and only inhabitants of Maple Grove until in 1851 when Louis Gervais arrived in the area and settled there. Four years later in 1855 the city growth was so great that a church, a town hall and many homes were under construction.

Miscellaneous

The former Governor of Minnesota and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura used to call Maple Grove his home before he and his family moved to Dellwood.
Maple Grove is also the home of a large regional Boston Scientific manufacturing plant and office complex.
With the addition of The Fountains at Arbor Lakes (an 850,000 square-foot outdoor shopping complex), Maple Grove has the second largest shopping area in the state, second only to the Mall of America in Bloomington. Arbor Lakes includes Main Street and the surrounding big-box stores, The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes and The Fountains at Arbor Lakes.
As of late January 2007, Opus, the primary developer of the burgeoning Arbor Lakes complex, has announced that it is exploring the possibility of a regional mall east of The Fountains at Arbor Lakes. It would be at least 1 million square feet (90,000 m²) in size, nearby Ridgedale in Minnetonka is 800,000 square-feet (70,000 m²), and would potentially include anchors Macy's, Von Maur, Nordstrom, and Herberger's. With the addition of The Grove in the northern part of the city (the location of the North Memorial/Fairview hospital complex), Maple Grove is likely to have nearly 6 million square feet (600,000 m²) of commercial development at build out.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 90.5 km² (35.0 mi²). 85.1 km² (32.9 mi²) of it is land and 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (5.95%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 50,365 people, 17,532 households, and 13,955 families residing in the city. The population density was 591.6/km² (1,532.3/mi²). There were 17,745 housing units at an average density of 208.4/km² (539.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.74% White, 1.05% African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.
There were 17,532 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $76,111, and the median income for a family was $81,873. Males had a median income of $52,187 versus $37,021 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,544. About 0.8% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Maple Grove's public schools are part of the Osseo Area School District 279 (see article Education in Maple Grove and Osseo), which also serves the following areas: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Corcoran, Dayton and Hassan. The superintendent is Susan K. Hintz.
In October 2006, the district held the first ever "Parade of Schools." The event was designed to showcase building improvements made possible by the $140 million bond referendum passed by voters in 2000.
The public education system in Maple Grove is excellent, with Maple Grove Junior High School and Maple Grove Senior High School ranking consistently in the top of the state-wide testing.
A portion of Maple Grove is also served by the Wayzata School District.
Other schools in Maple Grove include Heritage Christian Academy and Cedarcrest Academy, both parochial.

Politics

Maple Grove is a Republican stronghold garnering 59% of the presidential vote in 2004^[1] and in 2004 gave more to the Republican Party than any other party.^[2] Maple Grove is located in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, represented by Jim Ramstad, a moderate Republican, scoring 79% conservative by a conservative group^[3] and 21% progressive by a liberal group.^[4] Republican senator Warren Limmer also represents Maple Grove in the Minnesota senate.

References

1. Bush Pushes Prescription-Drug Benefit In MN Visit
2. Maple Grove, MN
3. Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005
4. Leading with the Left

External links

★ Maple Grove's Website