Profile for New Brighton, Minnesota, MN

Developed around the Minneapolis Stockyard and Packing Company

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 17. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.8 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Stockyard Days - Aug. 7-12, 2007
• Rhubarb Festival - June 3, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Bulwer Junction/New Brighton Railroad Depot

Colleges and universities: United Theological Seminary

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25% of New Brighton residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the New Brighton ancestry & family history guide.

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• Ramsey County Ancestry forum
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in New Brighton was $27,574, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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41% of New Brighton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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New Brighton festival dates:

• Stockyard Days - Aug. 7-12, 2007
• Rhubarb Festival - June 3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Ramsey County genealogy forum

Median rent in New Brighton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $628.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,177.

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Newspapers in New Brighton include Mounds View-New Brighton-St. Anthony Sun Focus

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Ramsey County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our New Brighton political report.

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The average commute time for New Brighton workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in New Brighton between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

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