HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 01-21 Maplewood's population is up only seven percent in 10 years THE REVIEW Maplewood, Minnesota •' `• Single Copy 30` WED.,JAN.21,1981
Maplewood's. population is up
0only seven percent in 1years
The population of Maplewood increased 1980 population of the seven county RAMSEY COUNTY
only seven percent during the last decade. metropolitan area was 1,980,918,an in- POPULATION Percentage
This is far less than most demographers crease of 5.7 percent over 1970.However, (Preliminary figures) 1980 1970 Change
in the area had expected. the population for Ramsey County Arden Hills 8,011 5,149 55.6
According to the"preliminary final" dropped four percent during the last Falcon Heights 5,291 5,530 -4.3
figures released recently by the decade from 476,255 in 1970 to 457,429 in Gem Lake 298 216 38.0
Metropolitan Council,Maplewood during 1980. Lauderdale 1,985 2,530 -21.5
1980 had a-population of 26,954.That was Ramsey County's neighbor to the east, Little Canada 7,082 3,481 103.4
up 1,768 persons over the 1970 count of Washington County,showed a 37 percent Maplewood 26,954 25,186 7.0
25,186. increase in population from 83,003 in 1970 Mounds View • 12,607 10,599 18.9
These figures were compiled by the to 113,720 in 1980. New Brighton 23,240 19,507 19.1
U.S.Bureau of Census. The slowing of Maplewood's.growth North Oaks 2,849 2,002 42.3
As late as 1978, the Metropolitan rate will probably not change the new North St.Paul 11,935 11,950 -0.1
Council demographers were forecasting comprehensive plan recently completed Roseville 35,530 34,438 3.2
Maplewood's population would be 28,000 by the Maplewood Planning Commission, St.Anthony(part) 2,365 2,353 0.5
in 1980.The city fell 1,046 short of that says Geoff Olson, Maplewood city St.Paul 268,248 309,866 -13.4
prediction. planner. Shoreview 17,262 10,978 57.2
In 1961,well before today's trend of a "We do not base our plans for sewers, Spring Lake Park(part) 109 98 112
lower birth rate and slowed new home streets,water mains,parks,etc.,on the Vadnais Heights 5,087 3,411 49.1
starts, Metro Council predicted city's rate of growth,but rather on what White Bear Lake 22,561 23,313 -32
Maplewood would have 51,000 residents the ultimate population of the city will be White Bear Township 6,025 5,666 6.3
by 1980. By 1974, the council's when it is fully developed," Olson ex- Ramsey County Total 457,429 476,255 -4.2
demographers had scaled that estimate plains. Neighboring cities m
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down to 35,200. The new comprehensive plan estimates Washington County
Preliminary census information shows that when the undeveloped land in Oakdale 12,147 7,818 55.8
that Maplewood had an estimated 8,889 Maplewood that is slated for residential
housing units in 1980,compared to 6,495 in homing is built on,there will be 76,628 W0°dort 10,338 6,184 672
1970.Housing units include apartments, persons living in the city.This forecast N°wp0ri 3,309 2,922 13.2
duplexes, condominiums and single has been slimmed down from the 93,927
family dwellings. persons that the old comprehensive plan research program manager, notes the peaked in 1973 and has gone down relative
Neighboring North,St.Paul had 4,080 estimated would be living in the com- metro area's decline in the urban core to the rest of the region ever since.The
housing units in 1980,compared to 3,189 pletely developed Maplewood. and rapid growth on the rural fringe is same downward trend has been true as
units in 1970. Quoted in a Metropolitan Council misleading"since the council's annual well of counties adjacent to the
According to the Census Bureau, the release, Michael Munson, council estimates reveal that rural growth metropolitan area."