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Shoreview
Location of the city of Shoreviewwithin Ramsey County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Shoreview
within Ramsey County, Minnesota
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Ramsey
Incorporated (city) April 23, 1957
Area
 • Total 12.66 sq mi (32.78 km2)
 • Land 10.77 sq mi (27.89 km2)
 • Water 1.89 sq mi (4.90 km2)
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 26,921
 • Estimate 
(2022)
26,632
 • Density 2,500.33/sq mi (965.42/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55126
Area code(s) 651
FIPS code 27-59998
GNIS feature ID 2395876

Shoreview is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,921 at the time of the 2020 census. In 2008, Shoreview ranked fourth in a Family Circle list of best family towns.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.67 square miles (32.82 km2), of which 10.77 square miles (27.89 km2) is land and 1.90 square miles (4.92 km2) is water.

A second-ring suburb north of Saint Paul, Shoreview has nine city parks and three county parks. It has seven lakes, of which the largest are Turtle Lake, Snail Lake, Lake Owasso, and Island Lake, and Rice Creek flows through the northwest portion of the city.

Interstate 35W, Interstate 694, and County Highway 96 are three of its main routes.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1960 7,157
1970 10,978 53.4%
1980 17,300 57.6%
1990 24,587 42.1%
2000 25,377 3.2%
2010 25,043 −1.3%
2020 26,921 7.5%
2022 (est.) 26,632 6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 25,043 people, 10,402 households, and 6,996 families living in the city. The population density was 2,325.3 inhabitants per square mile (897.8/km2). There were 10,826 housing units at an average density of 1,005.2 per square mile (388.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.4% White, 2.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 7.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 10,402 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 44.6 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 35.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

Education

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Shoreview Community Center

Two public school districts provide educational services to Shoreview residents: District 621 (Mounds View) and District 623 (Roseville).

The following institutions are located in Shoreview:

  • Island Lake Elementary School
  • Snail Lake Education Center (Kindergarten only- feeds to Turtle Lake and Island Lake Elementary Schools)
  • St. Odilia Catholic School and Church
  • Turtle Lake Elementary School
  • Oak Hill Montessori
  • Emmet D. Williams Elementary School

St. Odilia's, a private Catholic school, located next to Island Lake school, has a total enrollment of approximately 550 students in grades K–8.

Governance

The Shoreview City Council consists of a Mayor and four council members. The Mayor serves a two-year term of office, and the council members are elected at–large to serve overlapping four year terms. Shoreview has adopted the Plan B Council/Manager form of government, one of three forms permitted by the Minnesota State Legislature. The Council has policymaking and legislative authority and appoints the City Manager, who is charged with the administration of city business in accordance with council decisions. The Manager has the authority to appoint all employees and is responsible for the development of the annual budget.

Economy

Land O'Lakes has a corporate office in Shoreview.

Largest employers

Employer Number
Cummins Power Generation 800
Deluxe 1,150
Ally 175
DJO Global (Empi Inc.) 430
Fiserv 200
Hill-Rom 150
Key Medical Supply 40
Land O'Lakes 250
Mead Metals 40
Multi-Clean 35
Nardini Fire Equipment 60
PaR Systems 290
Target 500
TSI Inc. 425
Weber Electric 75
Wells Fargo 1,200
Westinghouse (PaR Nuclear) 325

Broadcasting operations

The majority of FM and television broadcasters in the Twin Cities area have their transmitters and antennae based in Shoreview;

  • The KMSP TV Tower, owned by Fox O&O duopoly KMSP/WFTC (Channels 9 / 29) stands 1,466 feet (447 m) high and is also utilized by the stations of Twin Cities Public Television (KTCA/KTCI 2 / 17), and ten FM stations.
  • Telefarm Towers Shoreview are two towers nearby which reach 1,436 feet (438 m) and 1,438 feet (438 m) high, respectively. WCCO (4), KTSP/KSTC (5 / 45), KARE (11), WUCW (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.

Notable people

See also

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