Everything about Golden Valley Minnesota totally explained
Golden Valley is a city in
Hennepin County,
Minnesota,
United States. It is a
suburb bounded on the east by
Minneapolis, and is the locus of the corporate headquarters of
General Mills. Golden Valley is also the home of the
Perpich Center for Arts Education and
Breck School. The population was 20,281 at the
2000 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.5
square miles (27.2
km²), of which, 10.2 square miles (26.5 km²) of it's land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (2.76%) is water. The
45th parallel north runs through Golden Valley, coinciding approximately with Duluth Street.
Interstate 394,
U.S. Route 169, and Minnesota State Highways
55 and
100 are four of the main arterial routes in the city.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 20,281 people, 8,449 households, and 5,508 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,982.3 people per square mile (765.4/km²). There were 8,589 housing units at an average density of 839.5/sq mi (324.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.07%
White, 3.59%
African American, 0.29%
Native American, 2.87%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.55% from
other races, and 1.61% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.
There were 8,449 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were
married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $62,063, and the median income for a family was $75,899. Males had a median income of $49,890 versus $35,967 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $34,094. About 0.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Business
Major employers in the City include:
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Even though the population of Golden Valley is only around 20,000, more than 30,000 people work in Golden Valley. This is because of the presence of large employers such as General Mills,
Honeywell, and Tennant.
Politics
Golden Valley is located in
Minnesota's 5th congressional district, represented in the
U.S. House of Representatives by
Minneapolis lawyer
Keith Ellison, a
Democrat.
Government
Golden Valley is a statutory city, where the Mayor votes with the City Council. Golden Valley operates under the council/manager form of government. This means the City Council sets the policy and overall direction for the City and appoints a city manager to serve as administrator. The city manager directs City staff in carrying out council decisions and providing services.
The Mayor serves a four-year term. There are four council members serving staggered four-year terms. Two council seats are up for election every two years, in odd-numbered years. The council members run citywide; there are no wards. The current Mayor is Linda Loomis. The current City Council is Mike Freiberg, Paula Pentel, DeDe Scanlon, and Bob Shaffer.
Recreation
Golden Valley is home to the Minneapolis-based Skatepark
3rd Lair. It also has the Golden Valley Little League and Phoenix Soccer club.
Golden Valley Little League's only state championship team was from the summer of 1998. Coached by Dan Grossman and led by David Wallach, Geoff Rothstein, and Karl Turbenson, the 12 year old all-star team hit 21 home runs in 9 games to win the state championship. The Golden Valley team went to Indianapolis, IN to take part in the Little League World Series Regionals, which hosted 10 teams from the region (Michigan would win and go on to the World Series in Williamsport, PA). Golden Valley would go 3-2 and by way of mathematics and tie-breakers, would be eliminated from World Series contention.
Education
Most children who live in Golden Valley attend the
Robbinsdale School District or the
Hopkins School District.
There is also a private Catholic School named Good Shepherd Catholic School. (Its name was changed in 2006 from Parkvalley Catholic)
What is currently the site of the
Perpich Center for Arts Education was originally the
Golden Valley Lutheran College, which closed in 1985.
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Breck School is located at the site of defunct Golden Valley High School, founded in the early 1960s, and closed in the 1980s.
Notable people from Golden Valley
Aaron Sele - Major League Baseball pitcher
Jordan Leopold- National Hockey League Member of U.S. Olympic hockey team and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.
Tom Barnard - KQRS Morning Show Host, Voice-over artist
Gerald McCullagh - Golf Magazine's Top 100 InstructorsFurther Information
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