St. Francis, Minnesota

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St. Francis is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,910 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 61.5 km² (23.7 mi²). 60.4 km² (23.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.73%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,910 people, 1,638 households, and 1,300 families residing in the city. The population density was 81.3/km² (210.6/mi²). There were 1,686 housing units at an average density of 27.9/km² (72.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.74% White, 0.22% African American, 0.73% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 1,638 households out of which 51.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 3.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,982, and the median income for a family was $52,193. Males had a median income of $40,585 versus $28,112 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,957. About 3.0% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

St. Francis is the nearest city to Lake George