Profile for Saint Paul, Minnesota, MN

Saint Paul is on the Mississippi River.

The community began as a trading and transportation center along the Mississippi River landings. In the mid-19th century, it developed into a busy steamboat port.

Public transportation: Metro Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 2,178. The number of murders and homicides was 20. The violent crime rate was 7.6 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 2 (with Minneapolis) on list of 10 Best Running Cities, by Runner's World magazine, 2004

Filming location for:
· 1992 movie, "The Mighty Ducks"

Well-known residents have included:
· F. Scott Fitzgerald, writer
· Tom Malchow, Olympic medallist
· William Demarest, actor
· Garrison Keillor, radio host and author
· Charles Kimbrough, actor

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Caribou Coffee, Dunn Brothers, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Minnesota State Fair - Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2007
• Winter Carnival - Jan. 26-Feb. 4, 2007
• Blues Festival - June 16, 2007
• Irish Fair of Minnesota - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Wild River Music, Comedy & Film Festival - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Skandia Festival - Dec. 9, 2007
• Scottish Ramble - Feb. 10-11, 2007
• Grand Old Day - June 3, 2007
• Highland Fest - July 20-22, 2007
• Como Park Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival - Aug. 19, 2007
• Snow Ball - Nov. 23, 2007
• Festival of India - Oct. 14, 2007

Performing arts: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Scenic roads: Great River Road

Sports teams: Minnesota Wild (NHL), Saints (American Association of Independent Professional Baseball), Minnesota Thunder (USL soccer)

Historic sites and museums: Minnesota History Center, Minnesota Transportation Museum, Gibbs Farm Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, James J. Hill House

Colleges and universities: Hamline University, St. Paul Technical College, Macalester College, Northwestern College, Concordia College St. Paul, Metropolitan State University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 145

Quotes:
Though I'm a great admirer of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' I always thought it contained an unacknowledged geographic dissonance. Mary walks to work and throws her cap up in Minneapolis, but her colleagues in the newsroom, in their vivid homeliness, seem as if they really belong in St. Paul.
-- Roads
Larry McMurtry

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (23)

Colleges (15)

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Hotels (44)

Libraries (21)

Museums (8)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Saint Paul demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Ramsey County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Twin Cities area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 55101 ZIP code.

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22% of Saint Paul residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Saint Paul ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Saint Paul
• Cemeteries in Ramsey County
• Genealogy page (MN GenWeb) for Ramsey County
• Libraries in or near Saint Paul

Post a query on a message board:

• Ramsey County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MN data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Minnesota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Saint Paul was $20,216, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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32% of Saint Paul residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Saint Paul
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Minnesota
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Minnesota

Saint Paul festival dates:

• Minnesota State Fair - Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2007
• Winter Carnival - Jan. 26-Feb. 4, 2007
• Blues Festival - June 16, 2007
• Irish Fair of Minnesota - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Wild River Music, Comedy & Film Festival - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Skandia Festival - Dec. 9, 2007
• Scottish Ramble - Feb. 10-11, 2007
• Grand Old Day - June 3, 2007
• Highland Fest - July 20-22, 2007
• Como Park Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival - Aug. 19, 2007
• Snow Ball - Nov. 23, 2007
• Festival of India - Oct. 14, 2007

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

Saint Paul festival web sites:

• Blues Festival
• Highland Festival
• Irish Fair of Minnesota
• Minnesota State Fair
• Wild River Festival
• Winter Carnival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Minnesota county fairs
• Minnesota festivals (Minnesota tourism department)
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• Ramsey County historical society
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Historic districts in Saint Paul include Historic Hill District ... View historic districts

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• Museums in Minnesota
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Ramsey County genealogy forum

Median rent in Saint Paul, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $524.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $952.

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Libraries in Saint Paul include Arlington Hills Branch Library, Hamline Midway Branch Library, Hayden Heights Branch Library, Highland Branch Library, Lexington Branch Library, Merriam Park Branch Library, Rice Street Branch Library, Riverview Branch Library, Saint Anthony Park Branch Library, Saint Paul Public Library - Central ... View libraries

• Minnesota statewide library catalog

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Newspapers in Saint Paul include Saint Paul Pioneer Press

TV stations in Saint Paul include KSTP, KTCA, KTCI.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KNOW-FM.

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

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Saint Paul restaurants taking online reservations include 128 Cafe, A Rebours, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, Fhima's Restaurant, Forepaugh's, Heartland Restaurant, Il Veso Vino, Kincaid's - St. Paul, Luci Ancora, Margaux ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Saint Paul workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 39 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Saint Paul between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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