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GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CITY <br /> The Bonds are special obligations of the City payable solely from net revenues of the City's electric <br /> syst•m and shall not constitute a debt for which the full faith and credit or taxing powers of the <br /> Ci will be pledged. The following information concerning the City is provided for informational <br /> pur s oses only and not as a representation of security for the Bonds. <br /> Ge eral Information <br /> The City is the Sherburne County seat and is located approximately 30 miles northwest of the <br /> Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area. The City encompasses an area of approximately 43.75 square <br /> mil=s(28,000 acres). <br /> Pop lation <br /> The City's population trend is shown below. <br /> Percent <br /> Population Change <br /> 2017 U.S. Census Estimate 24,506 6.7% <br /> 2010 U.S. Census 22,974 39.7 <br /> 2000 U.S. Census 16,447 47.6 <br /> 1990 U.S. Census 11,143 64.2 <br /> 1980 U.S. Census 6,785 -- <br /> Sou ces: United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/. <br /> The City's approximate population by age group for the past five years is as follows: <br /> Data Year/ <br /> Report Year 0-17 18-34 35-64 65 and Over <br /> 201 r/18 6,500 5,194 10,145 3,011 <br /> 201../17 6,367 5,111 9,845 2,860 <br /> 2011/16 6,385 5,076 9,788 2,728 <br /> 201 /15 6,447 5,046 9,632 2,570 <br /> 2011/14 6,473 5,080 9,558 2,433 <br /> Sou ces: Environics Analytics, Claritas, Inc. and The Nielsen Company. <br /> Tra sportation <br /> U.S Highways 10 and 169, State Highway 101, and Interstate 94 run through and/or adjacent to the City. <br /> Ci residents are served by the Anoka County/Blaine Airport, St. Cloud Regional Airport, and the <br /> Mi eapolis/Saint Paul Regional Airport. Rail service is provided by Burlington Northern Santa Fe <br /> Rai road and the Northstar Commuter Rail, which has a station located in the City and provides a <br /> con enient connection to downtown Minneapolis and other communities throughout the region. Bus <br /> se ices are provided to City residents by Northstar Link Commuter Bus, Speco Charter Services, Vision <br /> of Elk River, and TriCAP. The Sherburne County Veteran's Office also coordinates a transportation <br /> proLram, Sherburne County VA Medical Center Transportation, which provides veterans transportation to <br /> the inneapolis and St. Cloud VA Medical Centers free of charge. <br /> -25 - <br /> 34 <br />