Guide to Columbia Heights Minnesota

Columbia Heights (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
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1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

23,997

20,029

18,910

18,520

18,124

-390

-2.06

Land Area (sq. mile)

3.50

3.55

3.45

-0.00

-0.01

Density (persons per sq. mile)

6,856.29

5,641.97

5,481.16

5,368.75

-112.41

-2.05

Housing Units

6,977

7,463

7,975

8,151

176

2.21

Households

7,343

7,766

8,033

8,021

267

3.44

Persons Per Household

2.71

2.42

2.29

2.23

-0.13

-5.29

Columbia Heights is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highways 47 (University Avenue) and 65 (Central Avenue) are two of the main arterial routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.2 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (8.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (2.82%) is water. The elevation is 922 ft (281 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,520 people, 8,033 households, and 4,731 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,368.7 people per square mile (2,072.6/km²). There were 8,151 housing units at an average density of 2,362.9/sq mi (912.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.39% White, 3.62% African American, 1.64% Native American, 3.46% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.15% of the population.

There were 8,033 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,562, and the median income for a family was $50,610. Males had a median income of $35,092 versus $28,993 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,368. About 3.9% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, a suburb of Minneapolis in the south edge of the former Fridley Township, was platted and named by the late Thomas Lowry of that city and was incorporated in 1921. It began as a dairy farm owned by Al Davies, was a golf course in 1921, and then developed into a community of homes in 1947; it surrounds the present city of Hilltop.

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