Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
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Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 29,751 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 78.0 km² (30.1 mi²). 74.2 km² (28.6 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (4.91%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 29,751 people, 11,257 households, and 7,924 families residing in the city. The population density was 401.1/km² (1,038.8/mi²). There were 11,457 housing units at an average density of 154.5/km² (400.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.80% White, 2.10% African American, 0.48% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.22% of the population.
There were 11,257 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $59,090, and the median income for a family was $68,629. Males had a median income of $45,369 versus $32,080 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,493. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Politics
Inver Grove Heights is located in both Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, represented by Republican John Kline; and the 4th congressional district, represented by Democrat Betty McCollum. McCollum received a 91% progressive rating from a self-described non-partisan group that provides a "searchable database of Congressional voting records from a Progressive perspective." [1] And she scored a 13% conservative rating by the conservative group, SBE Council. [2] In contrast, Kline received a score of 3% progressive and 100% conservative by the same groups.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Leading with the Left. Progressive Punch. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
- ^ a b Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005 (pdf). SBE Council’s Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005. Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (June, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
