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<br />- 18 - <br />The City’s approximate population by age group for the past five years is as follows: Data Year/ <br />Report Year 0-17 18-34 35-64 65 and Over 2020/21 6,613 5,229 10,274 3,258 <br />2019/20 6,581 5,197 10,233 3,154 <br />2018/19 6,531 5,213 10,094 3,083 <br />2017/18 6,500 5,194 10,145 3,011 <br />2016/17 6,367 5,111 9,845 2,860 Sources: Environics Analytics, Claritas, Inc. and The Nielsen Company. Transportation U.S. Highways 10 and 169, State Highway 101, and Interstate 94 run through and/or adjacent to the City. <br />City residents are served by the Anoka County/Blaine Airport, St. Cloud Regional Airport, and the <br />Minneapolis/Saint Paul Regional Airport. Rail service is provided by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad <br />and the Northstar Commuter Rail, which has a station located in the City and provides a convenient <br />connection to downtown Minneapolis and other communities throughout the region. Bus services are <br />provided to City residents by Northstar Link Commuter Bus, Speco Charter Services, Vision of Elk River, <br />and TriCAP. The Sherburne County Veteran’s Office also coordinates a transportation program, Sherburne <br />County VA Medical Center Transportation, which provides veterans transportation to the Minneapolis and <br />St. Cloud VA Medical Centers free of charge. Major Employers Approximate <br /> Number <br />Employer Product/Service of Employees Independent School District No. 728 <br /> (Elk River) Education 2,100 <br />Sherburne County County government 697 <br />Guardian Angels Care Center Skilled nursing facility 374 <br />Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Retail store 354 <br />Coborn’s (Elk River/Big Lake/Princeton) Grocery store 265 <br />Great River Energy Electric power distributor 210 <br />Cornerstone Auto Group Automobile Dealership 200 <br />Sportech, Inc. Thermoformed plastic products 185 <br />Menards Retail home improvement 173 <br />Emerson Processing Management <br /> (Tescom Corporation) Pressure control devices/industrial valves 170 <br />City of Elk River City government 149 <br />First National Financial Services Financial services 142 <br />Morrell Companies Freight trucking 112 <br />Avalon Home Care Home health 110 <br />E&O Tools & Plastics, Inc. Plastic injection molding manufacturer 110 <br />Cretex, Inc Precast concrete products 109 <br />The Bank of Elk River Financial services 107 <br />Metal Craft Surgical & medical instruments 105 <br />Cub Foods Grocery store 100 <br />Home Depot Lumber and home improvement 100 <br />Alltool Pinnacle Design & Manufacturing Metal stampings 99 Source: This does not purport to be a comprehensive list and is based on a November 2020 telephone survey of <br />individual employers and Sherburne County, https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/246/Major-Industries- <br />Employers. Some employers do not respond to inquiries. <br />127