ZIP Code 55077

Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 35,801 at the 2020 census. The city was formed on March 9, 1965, with the merger of the village of Inver Grove and InverGrove Township. It is one of 186 cities and townships in the seven-county Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. Invergrove Heights is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint Paul; nearby communities are South St. Paul, West St.Paul, Sunfish Lake, Eagan, Newport, and Saint Paul Park. In 2022, a meteoric impact crater was identified in the Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area. It has been informally named the "Pine Bend impact" and has been dated to 500 million years ago. The crater has a diameter of about four kilometers and is located near the town of Broderick near West Loop Court. The U.S. Air force B-52D bomber crashed while on a Cold War training mission originating from Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine, on September 16, 1958, killing seven crewmen. The crash site is now known as the "B-52 Crash Site" The city has an area of 30.12 square miles (78.01 km²), of which 27.76 sq miles (71.90 km²) is land and 2.36sq miles (6.11 km²") is water. It was named after the Irish fishing village of inver and the German town of Grove.

History

Inver Grove Heights is the primary city name, but also Inver Grove, South Saint Paul, South St Paul are acceptable city names or spellings. Settlers from Ireland and Germany staked claims in the rolling countryside west of the Mississippi River. 240 farms, four churches, and four school districts were founded by 1880. Inver Grove Heights was named after the Irish fishing village of Inver and the German town of Grove. On March 9, 1965, the village and township merged to form InverGrove Heights. The community is home to the Rock Island Swing Bridge, which was built in 1894 and closed to rail traffic in 1980 and to road traffic in 1999, it opened as Swing Bridge park in 2011. It is also the site of the B-52 crash site, where seven crewmen gave their lives for the U.S. Air Force in the 1958 Cold War bombing of Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine.

Geography

In 2022, a meteoric impact crater was identified in the Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area in southern Inver Grove Heights. It has been informally named the "Pine Bend impact" and has been dated to 500 million years ago. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has an area of 30.12 square miles (78.01 km²) of which 27.76 sq miles (71.90 km²), is land and 2.36 sq mi (6.11km²) is water. 80th Street East (numbered from downtown Saint Paul) crosses the city in an eastwest direction. Interstate Highway 494 (a beltway bypass of MinneapolisSaint Paul), U.S. Highway 52, Minnesota Highway 55, and Minnesota Highway 3 are four of the city's main routes. The city is located in the state of Minnesota, and is located near the state capital of Saint Paul. It is the home of the University of Minnesota's football team, the Mankato Dormammu Vikings, and the Minnesota Vikings hockey team. The Minnesota Twins play the Minnesota Twins in the National Football League (NFC) and the NFL's Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, December 17. The Vikings also host the NFL All-Star Game on Sunday night, December 23, at 7:30 p.m. (EST) and Sunday night's NFC Championship Game on Monday, December 24, at 8:30pm (EST).

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 33,880 people, 13,476 households, and 9,036 families living in the city. There were 14,062 housing units at an average density of 506.6 per square mile (195.6/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 85.7% White, 3.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3,4% Asian, 0,1% Pacific Islander, 3%.5% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.9% of the population. The median income for a household in theCity was $59,090, and the median income. for a family was $68,629. The per capita income for the city is $25,493. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of. the population were below the poverty line, including 5. 2% of those under age 18 and 4% ofThose over. 65 years of age. The city is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ National Defense Training Area. The U.N. State Department’s National Security Cooperation Agency is based in the City of Fort Worth, Texas. The National Guard is based at Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Police Department has a presence in Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Fire Department. It is the only city in the state to have its own police force.

Economy

Inver Grove Heights is home to the headquarters of CHS, Inc., an agricultural cooperative ranked 12th in the 2007 ICA Global 300 list of mutuals and cooperatives. Pine Bend Refinery, the largest oil refinery in Minnesota and fourteenth largest in the U.S., straddles the border with Rosemount. The city is also the home of Gertens Greenhouses, one of the largest garden centers in the Midwest. According to the 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the biggest employers in the city are: Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU), and the University of Minnesota, St. Paul (U.S.Mankato). The city has a population of 11,158, according to the Metropolitan Council's 2007 estimate of the population. The largest employers are Minnesota State and Minnesota University, Minneapolis (MSU) and Minnesota State, University of Mankatawassee (MSPU) The city's unemployment rate is 3.7%. The city also has a high school graduation rate of 9.8%. The highest rate of unemployment is 10.2%. The lowest rate is 5.8 percent. The average household income is $28,000. The highest unemployment rates are 5.7 percent. the highest rate is 6.7 per cent. The lowest unemployment rate, 4.8 per cent, is the lowest rate for any city in the state. The unemployment rate for the city is 2.9 per cent and the lowest for any county in the country.

Education

The Inver Grove Heights Community Schools district or Independent School District 199 operates five schools in the city. There is one private school for preschool through eighth grade: Berea Lutheran Church. The western part of the city is served by Independent School district 196. Inver Hills Community College is also home to Inver Hill High School and Dakota Hills Middle School. The city is home to the Minnesota State High School for the deaf, which is located in the town of Eagan. The school district also has a middle school, high school, and elementary school in the area. It is also the home of Inverhill High School, a magnet school for high school students, and a middle and high school for students in the elementary and junior high grades. The high school also has an after-school program for students who want to continue their education after high school. The community college is also known as InverHill High School. It was founded in 1966 and is located on the site of a former high school in Eagan, Minnesota. It has a campus that opened in the early 1980s. The college is now called Inver hills High School with a campus in the west. It opened in 1988. It also has its own library and a music program. The town has a number of other community colleges, including Inver Heights Community College and the University of Minnesota-Duluth, which opened in 1998. The university has a program that offers classes in the evenings and on the weekends for high-school students and their families.

Government and politics

Inver Grove Heights's municipal government provides for a council of five members, one of whom is the mayor. The mayor is elected every two years while council members are elected every four. Terms are staggered with two council members elected one election cycle and the two others two years later. The non-mayoral seats are elected in pairs, giving voters the chance to vote for up to two candidates. The city is in the state's 52nd legislative district, represented in the Minnesota Senate by Matt Klein (DFL) and House District 52B, represented by Ruth Richardson (DFL) The city's northern and central precincts (1, 8-10) join with regions northward to form the Second District on the County Commission. It has been represented by former South St. Paul Mayor Kathleen A. Gaylord since 2003. The southern, eastern, and far western portions of the city (precincts 2-7) are joined by regions south and west to forms the Fourth District of the CountyCommission. County commissioners serve four-year terms. InverGrove Heights is in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, represented by Angie Craig (Dfl) since 2019. It is entirely encompassed by House districts 52B and 52nd, which includes Invergrove Heights. It also includes the city's eastern half of Dakota County, which is part of the St. Louis County area, and the western half of Ramsey County, where it includes the town of Winnebago.

Sports and recreation

Golf facilities include Inver Wood Golf Course and Arbor Pointe Golf Club. There is also an 18-hole disc golf course called North Valley. The city also has a public community center with a waterpark, two sheets of ice and a full gym shared with the National Guard. It is located in the central part of the city, near the center of the town. It has a population of about 4,000. It was founded in 1855. It's located in a central part, near where the city center is located. The town has a total population of around 4,500. It had a population in 1851. It also has an 18 hole disc golf Course and a public waterpark. The city has a community center and a water park, with a total of 12,000 square feet of space. It is also home to a National Guard base and has a gym shared by the National Guards. There is a public pool and ice rink in the community center. There are also two ice rinks in the city. The community also has two ice skating rinks, one for men and one for women. The waterpark has a water slide and an ice hockey rink for the women. There's also a pool for the men, and a ice hockey arena for the ladies. A public pool is available in the town's downtown area, with an ice rink on the second floor of the municipal building. It can be reached by phone at 1-800-273-8255 or by going to: http://www.townofverver.com/city-center.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota = 85.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 5. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 30. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Inver Grove Heights = 3.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 35,801 individuals with a median age of 36.9 age the population grows by 15.00% in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,285.31 residents per square mile of area (496.25/km²). There are average 2.54 people per household in the 13,359 households with an average household income of $71,611 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.80% of the available work force and has dropped -2.96% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 27.28%. The number of physicians in Inver Grove Heights per 100,000 population = 130.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Inver Grove Heights = 31.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 49.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 109. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 200. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota which are owned by the occupant = 76.83%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 20 years with median home cost = $230,370 and home appreciation of -5.64%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.20 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,401 per student. There are 18.2 students for each teacher in the school, 368 students for each Librarian and 766 students for each Counselor. 8.77% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 22.35% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 8.12% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).