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POPULATION NOTES:.�.
<br /> • Growth concentrated in politan areas and 7.6 percent in change from the previous Washington counties with
<br /> the Twin Cities the nonmetropolitan areas. decade,when substantial population increases of 34.7
<br /> metropolitan area The 11 county Twin Cities losses occurred. percent and 32.3 percent,
<br /> Seven of every 10 Minnesotans Metropolitan Statistical Area respectively.
<br /> now live in a metropolitan was the fastest-growing metro- Sherburne County sizzles total of 26 counties grew
<br /> area.The metropolitan popula- politan area from 1990 to 1998 sizzles faster than the state average of
<br /> tion climbed by 11.2 percent with a population increase of The eight fastest-growing 9.3 percent.Among the fastest-
<br /> between 1990 and 1998,while 12.4 percent.The Rochester counties in Minnesota are all growing nonmetropolitan
<br /> the nonmetropolitan popula- and St.Cloud metropolitan located in the Twin Cities met- counties were Crow Wing,
<br /> tion grew by 5.1 percent.The areas were close behind with ropolitan area.The population Cook,Cass,Aitkin, Hubbard,
<br /> Twin Cities area captured over increases of 11.8 percent and of Sherbume County increased Mille Lacs, Pine and Lake of the
<br /> three of every four people 11.3 percent,respectively.The 42.9 percent between 1990 Woods.In several counties with
<br /> added to the state since 1990. population of the Duluth met- and 1998,making it the fast- American Indian reservations,
<br /> The rate of household growth ropolitan area has been stable est-growing county in the the development of gambling
<br /> was 12.8 percent in the metro- since the 1990 census,a big state.Next were Scott and casinos appears to have
<br /> Most metropolitan areas show population increases
<br /> POPULATION HOUSEHOLDS
<br /> Percent Percent
<br /> 1990 1998 change 1990 1998 change
<br /> Metropolitan statistical area census estimate 1990-98 census estimate 1990-98
<br /> Duluth-Superior 198,213 199,454 0.6% 78,901 81,156 2.9%
<br /> St.Louis County Duluth 85,493 85,249 -0.3% 34,563 35,045 1.4%
<br /> Suburbs 15,118 15,826 4.7% 5,223 5,697 9.1%
<br /> Balance of area 97,602 98,379 0.8% 39,115 40,414 3.3%
<br /> Fargo-Moorhead 50,422 53,183 5.5% 17,490 19,136 9.4%
<br /> Clay County Moorhead 32,295 33,928 5.1% 11,063 12,117 9.5%
<br /> 10 Suburbs 4,449 5,081 14.2% 1,542 1,837 19.1%
<br /> Balance of area 13,678 14,174 3.6% 4,885 5,182 6.1%
<br /> Grand Forks 32,589 31,765 -2.5% 12,026 12,010 -0.1%
<br /> Polk County Suburbs 8,658 8,044 -7.1% 3,159 3,036 -3.9%
<br /> Balance of area 23,931 23,721 -0.9% 8,867 8,974 1.2%
<br /> La Crosse 18,497 19,412 4.9% 6,844 7,354 7.5%
<br /> Houston County Suburbs 5,738 6,135 6.9% 2,119 2,323 9.6%
<br /> Balance of area 12,759 13,277 4.1% 4,725 5,031 6.5%
<br /> Minneapolis-St.Paul 2,455,760 2,759,499 12.4% 931,491 1,058,787 13.7%
<br /> Anoka,Carver,Chisago, Minneapolis 368,383 362,090 -1.7% 160,682 159,921 -0.5%
<br /> Dakota;Hennepin,Isanti, St.Paul 272,235 269,636 -1.0% 110,249 110,543 0.3%
<br /> Ramsey,Scott,Sherburne, Suburbs 1,451,029 1,674,643 15.4% 539,442 632,149 17.2%
<br /> Washington and Wright Balance of area 364,113 453,130 24.4% 121,118 156,174 28.9%
<br /> counties
<br /> Rochester 106,470 119,038 11.8% 40,058 46,111 15.1%
<br /> Olmsted County Rochester 70,729 80,186 13.4% 27,902 32,569 16.7%
<br /> Suburbs 12,330 12,893 4.6% 4,162 4,439 6.7%
<br /> Balance of area 23,411 25,959 10.9% 7,994 9,103 13.9%
<br /> St.Cloud 149,509 166,412 11.3% 50,820 58,347 14.8%
<br /> Benton and Stearns counties St.Cloud 43,566 53,522 22.9% 16,267 20,056 23.3%
<br /> Suburbs 30,710 29,376 -4.3% 10,686 10,938 2.4%
<br /> Balance of area 75,233 83,514 11.0% 23,867 27,353 14.6%
<br /> Metropolitan Minnesota 3,011,460 3,348,763 11.2% 1,137,630 1,282,901 12.8%
<br /> Nonmetropolitan Minnesota 1,364,205 1,433,501 5.1% 510,344 549,290 7.6%
<br /> Notes:Only the Minnesota portion of the Duluth-Superior,Fargo-Moorhead,Grand Forks,La Crosse and Minneapolis-St.Paul metro politan areas is included.
<br /> Estimates for Minneapolis,St Paul and their suburbs are prepared by the Metropolitan Council.The St Cloud metropolitan area excludes the Sherburne County
<br /> portion that is in the Minneapolis-St Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area.
<br /> Sources:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning and Metropolitan Council
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