Shoreview, Minnesota
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As of the census
of 2000, there are 25,377 people, Males: 12,303 (48.5%), Females: 13,074 (51.5%), 9,965 households, and 7,021 families residing in the city. The population density
is 2,315.9 people per square mile (82,394.5/km²). There are 10,127 housing units at an average density of 919.2 per square mile (355.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.28% White, 1.01% African American, 0.22% Native American, 3.65% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Ancestries: German (38.3%), Norwegian (15.9%), Swedish (13.9%), Irish (13.9%), English (8.3%), Polish (5.5%). Median resident age: 39.3 years
There are 9,965 households out of which 34.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% are married couples
living together, 7.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% are non-families. 24.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.06.
In the city the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.3 males.
According to a 2009 estimate, the median income for a household in the city is $78,990, and the median income for a family is $97,725. The per capita income
for the city is $39,761. 2.5% of the population and 0.9% of families are below the poverty line. In 2000, males had a median income of $53,833 versus $36,565 for females. Out of the total population, 2.1% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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The following institutions are located in Shoreview:
broadcasters
in the Twin Cities-area have their transmitters and antennae based in Shoreview;
Shoreview made national headlines in September 1971 when a television tower on the site of the current Telefarm towers collapsed during construction, killing seven workers.
The City of Shoreview contracts with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department for police services and has one of the lowest crime rates among similar cities in the metropolitan area.
Programs offered are crime prevention, youth mentoring, Neighborhood Watch, lakes & trail patrol and a community-policing project involving citizens.
Fire protection services are provided by the Lake Johanna Fire Department, which consists of 70 paid on-call firefighters.
The Lake Johanna Fire Department operates four stations. The City owns two stations in Shoreview and shares a third station, located in North Oaks.
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there are 25,377 people, Males: 12,303 (48.5%), Females: 13,074 (51.5%), 9,965 households, and 7,021 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 2,315.9 people per square mile (82,394.5/km²). There are 10,127 housing units at an average density of 919.2 per square mile (355.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.28% White, 1.01% African American, 0.22% Native American, 3.65% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Ancestries: German (38.3%), Norwegian (15.9%), Swedish (13.9%), Irish (13.9%), English (8.3%), Polish (5.5%). Median resident age: 39.3 years
There are 9,965 households out of which 34.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% are married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% are non-families. 24.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.06.
In the city the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.3 males.
According to a 2009 estimate, the median income for a household in the city is $78,990, and the median income for a family is $97,725. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city is $39,761. 2.5% of the population and 0.9% of families are below the poverty line. In 2000, males had a median income of $53,833 versus $36,565 for females. Out of the total population, 2.1% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Education
- Island Lake Elementary School
- St. Odilia Catholic School
- Turtle Lake Elementary School
- Oak Hill Montessori www.oakhillmontessori.org
Broadcasting operations
The majority of FM and televisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcasters
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
in the Twin Cities-area have their transmitters and antennae based in Shoreview;
- The KMSP TV Tower, owned by Fox O&OFox Television Stations GroupFox Television Stations, Inc. is a group of television stations located within the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, part of News Corporation...
duopolyDuopolyA true duopoly is a specific type of oligopoly where only two producers exist in one market. In reality, this definition is generally used where only two firms have dominant control over a market...
KMSPKMSP-TVKMSP-TV, channel 9, is the Fox-owned-and-operated television station serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota designated market area, owned in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WFTC...
/WFTCWFTCWFTC, channel 29, is a MyNetworkTV owned and operated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area...
(Channels 9/29) stands 1466 feet (446.8 m) high and is also utilized by the stations of Twin Cities Public TelevisionTwin Cities Public TelevisionTwin Cities Public Television is a non-profit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that operates the Twin Cities' two Public Broadcasting Service member Public television stations, KTCA-TV and KTCI-TV...
(KTCA/KTCI 2/17), and ten FM stations. - Telefarm Towers ShoreviewTelefarm Towers ShoreviewTelefarm Towers Shoreview is a transmission site for FM radio and television broadcasting in Shoreview, Minnesota consisting of two guyed towers. The towers, commonly called simply the Shoreview Towers by local residents, are owned by Telefarm, Inc., which is a company jointly owned by the Twin...
are two towers nearby which reach 1436 feet (437.7 m) and 1438 feet (438.3 m) high, respectively. WCCOWCCO-TVWCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated television station that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. Its transmitter is at the Telefarm complex in Shoreview, Minnesota.- History :...
(4), KTSPKSTP-TVKSTP-TV, channel 5, is the ABC affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located at the Shoreview Telefarm. It is the flagship station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other broadcasting properties across the United States....
/KSTCKSTC-TVKSTC-TV is an Independent television station for the Twin Cities that is licensed to Minneapolis. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter at the Telefarm installation in Shoreview. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, the station is sister to ABC affiliate...
(5/45), KAREKAREKARE, digital channel 11, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel...
(11), WUCWWUCWWUCW is an affiliate of The CW serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. The station is currently owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group....
(23) and KPXM (41) transmit from this site, along with several other FM stations.
Shoreview made national headlines in September 1971 when a television tower on the site of the current Telefarm towers collapsed during construction, killing seven workers.
Police and fire
Programs offered are crime prevention, youth mentoring, Neighborhood Watch, lakes & trail patrol and a community-policing project involving citizens.
Fire protection services are provided by the Lake Johanna Fire Department, which consists of 70 paid on-call firefighters.
The Lake Johanna Fire Department operates four stations. The City owns two stations in Shoreview and shares a third station, located in North Oaks.
Climate
Based on data reported by main weather stations.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.5 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 68 | 71 |
| Sunshine (%) | 53 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 39 | 42 |
| Days clear of clouds | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| Snowfall (in) | 10.7 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 9.4 |
Recreation
- Island Lake Golf Center, located on Red Fox Road just south of the intersection of Lexington and 694
- Shoreview Community Center's Tropics Indoor Water Park
- Shoreview Skatepark
- An extensive trail system links Shoreview's many greenways and parks. The largest park within the city is Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park.http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/NR/rdonlyres/2A6C7DEB-7C73-4878-A632-18FEA355C095/2949/VadnaisSnailLakesRegionalPark.pdf
- Public archery range