St. Louis Park, Minnesota

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St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 44,126. St. Louis Park is the birthplace and childhood home of movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen. Other notable former residents of St. Louis Park include New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, author/satirist Al Franken, guitarist Sharon Isbin, writer Pete Hautman.

The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, which has a major collection of antique radio and television equipment, is also in the city. Items range from radios produced by local manufacturers to the Vitaphone system used to cut discs carrying audio for the first "talkie," The Jazz Singer.

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Geography

Location of St. Louis Park, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.3 km² (10.9 mi²). 27.7 km² (10.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.92% water.

Demographics

Census data

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 44,126 people, 20,782 households, and 10,557 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,592.3/km² (4,122.5/mi²). There are 21,140 housing units at an average density of 762.8/km² (1,975.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 88.91% White, 4.37% African American, 0.45% Native American, 3.21% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. 2.93% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 20,782 households out of which 22.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% are married couples living together, 8.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 49.2% are non-families. 37.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.08 and the average family size is 2.81.

In the city the population is spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $49,260, and the median income for a family is $63,182. Males have a median income of $40,561 versus $32,447 for females. The per capita income for the city is $28,970. 5.2% of the population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Education

St. Louis Park is home to seven public schools making up Independent School District 283, as well as several private schools including Benilde-St. Margaret's School and the Talmud Torah of Minneapolis. The public school system serves 4,200 K-12 students. St. Louis Park is the only school district in Minnesota in which every public school has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.

St. Louis Park Senior High School

Students in grades 9-12 attend St. Louis Park Senior High School. St. Louis Park High School is ranked by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top 1000 public high schools in America at number 305, third among Minnesota schools on the list. In 2003 the high school began participation in the International Baccalaureate program. The school paper is The Echo. While attending SLPHS, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote for -- but never edited -- The Echo, including one article in which he interviewed then Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. The school mascot is the Oriole.

In 2005, SLPHS left the storied Classic Lake Conference due to its smaller student body than the other west suburban schools in the Classic Lake Conference. The school is now a member of the newly-formed North Suburban Conference. SLPHS sports schedules and information can be found at GoPark.org

Benilde-St. Margaret's School

Benilde-St. Margaret's School is a Catholic, Co-Educational Private School for grades 7-12 that draws students from throughout the Twin Cities Metro Area. The school competes in the North Suburban Conference, along with its cross-town rival, St. Louis Park Senior High School. BSM's newspaper is the Knight Errant and its TV broadcast is Knightline News. The school mascot is the Red Knight.

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