Burnsville Community Guide

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Burnsville (city) , ,11980

Population 19,940 35,674 5 l,288 60,220 61,393 8,932 17.42 Land Area (sq. mile) 26.40 26.31 24.88 24.87 -0.01 -0.02 Density (persons per sq. mile) 755.30 1,355.91 2,061.41 2,421.00 3s9.58 17,44 Housing Units 5,264 12,849 20,244 24,261 4,017 19.84 Households 12,080 19,127 23,687 24,622 4,560 23.84 Persons Per Household 2.94 2.67 ? c? 2.47 -0. l4 -5.30

Geography:

Bumsville is a city 15 miles (25 km) south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the . Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan arcainthe , with about 3,2 million residents. Interstate Highway 35 splits into Interstate Highways 35W and 35E within the city. Other routes in the city include Minnesota Highway 13 and County Road 42. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.7 square miles (69.3 km'z), of which,24.9 square miles (64.4 km') of it is land and 1.9 square miles (4.8 km'?) of it(6.96%) is water. The elevation is 971 ft (297 m).

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Demographics:

As of the census of 2000 (US census for 2000), there were 60,220 people, 23,687 households, and 15,633 families residing in the city. The population density was2,421.0 people per square mile (935.l/lan'z). There were 24,261 housing units at an average density of 975.4lsqmi (376.6/h,af).

There were 23,687 households out of which 34.1%had children under the age of l8 living with them, The medign age was 33 years. The median income for a household in the city was $57,965, and the median income for a fanftly was $67,979. lrbofi3.7o/o of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including6.6% of those under age 18 and6.6%o ofthose age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. History:

Mdewakanton Dakota were the earliest residents who came through the Minnesota River, following water fowl and game animals. As part of the greater migration of the from their ancestral Mille Lacs Lake to the river confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi River, Chief Black Dog around 1750 established his band at a permanent village at the isthmus between Black Dog Lake (from which is named after him) and the Minnesota River, near the present site of the Black Dog Power Plant. The permanent camp was reported by early settlers as containing over 250 Dakota. At the south end of Burnsville, Crystal Lake, recorded as "Minne Elk" was utilized for abundant fish, leisure and burial. lt was also a gathering spot where Dakota watched deer (or bucks) drink at the lake from the top of Buck Hill, in which was named by early settlers who witnessed this activity. Three large burial mounds were discovered after European settlement.

The Dakota nation ceded land in l85l and many relocated to Chief Shakopee's village--the current Shakopee- Mdewakanton Indian Reservation in nearby Prior Lake,[4] The first European settlers were mostly lrish and Scottish farmers who came upriver from Saint Paul. One of these Irish was William Byrne who had immigrated in 1840 from Counry Kilkenny, Ireland to lJamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1855, he settled at the present day junction of County Road 34 and Judicial Road near the Scott County line, just southeast of old downtown Savage. He subsequently donated land there for a church, school, and a cemetery as well as serving Town Chairman. In 1858, the Dakota County Board authorized Byrnsville Township on the north by the Minnesota River, east by Eagan and Lebanon, south by Lakeville, and west by Scott County. There is some ambiguity of if the name actually derived from Mr. Byme since there were Burns living in the area (a Scottish variant). The Town Clerk recorded variations between Burns and Byrnes but at the 1960s city incorporation, the Burnsville spelling prevailed. The school district was organized during this time as well. Burnsville originally comprised the present-day downtown of Savage (then known as Hamilton) until county border revisions by the Legislature. The Irish and Scottish settlers of this time left their names on many area roads and parks and their religion in Presbyterian, Protestant, and Catholic churches. Lewis Judd established the Lakeside Hotel on the north shore of Crystal Lake in 1880. The resort included boats for rent.

In the l9th century, Burnsville was considered a long distance from downtown Minneapolis. Rail access came in 1864 and Burnsville became a resort town, with cottages along Crystal Lake as well as Orchard Lake and Marion Lake in nearby Lakeville. The Bloomington Ferry provided river crossings until 1889 when the Bloomington Ferry Bridge was built. By 1920 the Lyndale Avenue Drawbridge opened next to Black Dog Lake, extending Minneapolis' first north south highway to the rural communities of southern Minnesota. Later the bridge, upgraded several times. would be replaced by the l-35W Minnesota River bridge, In 1950, just before the World War II postwar housing boom, Burnsville was still a quiet township with a population of 583 people. School was taught in a one-room schoolhouse containing eight grades.

After the arrival of lnterstate 35W in 1960, the next two decades saw the largest boom in population when post-war pressures forced the community to develop at rapid pace. Byrnesville Township village officially incorporated in 1964 after defeating an annexation attempt by the city of Bloomington. Mass housing development followed and a former mayor, Connie Morrison said city managers had foresight in producing shopping nodes in walking distance of most homes. The city became a regional pull when Burnsville Center opened in 1977 and produced the heavily traveled retail strip on County Road 42. The next decades leading to the 21st century dealt with managing Burnsville's increasing population and growth which led to providing alternative transportation options, diverse housing and ultimately the Heart of the Cify project. The city approached build-out in the late 1990s and changed focus from new development to redevelopment and rehabilitation of existing structures.

Descendants of the Byrne family still remain in greater Minnesota with the original spelling in their surname. A relative who dedicated William Byrne Elementary in the 1960s considered petitioning to correct the spelling but most of the family had moved away for several decades.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BURNSVILLE, a city incorporated as a village in June 1964, absorbing Burnsville Township and the northwest comer of Lebanon Township; incorporated as a city, June 18, 1969. Burnsville Township, originally named Union when established April 6, 1858, but changed before it was organized May I l, 1858, was named for its first settlers, "William Burns and family, consisting of his wife and five sons, who emigrated from Canada the same year [853]. He settled in the northwest corner of the town, near the mouth of Credit river." The name is often found in records as Byrnesville, and the original spelling of the name of the first settlers was Byrne. -Courtesy Minnesota Historical society Government: Burnsville Citv Hall 100 Civic Center Parkway Burnsville, MN 55337 Phone: (952) 895-4400 Webl www.ci.burnsville.mn.us Mayor Elizabeth Kautz 952) 895-4403 0ity Administrator Vicki Green 952) 895-4468 Oouncil Member Charlie Crichton 952) 895-4403 3ouncil Member Dan Kealev (952) 895-4403 3ouncil Member Dan Gustafson (952) 895-4403 3ouncil Member NIary Sherry 952) 895-4403

Post Office:

13800 Nicollet Blvd Burnsville, MN 55337-8325 Phone: (952) 890-2274 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Fax: (952) 890-3967 Web: www.usps.com

Regular Business Hours: Latest Collection at Post Office: Week Days 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Week Days 5:45 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday 5:00 pm

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