Anoka County, Minnesota
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Anoka County is the fourth-most populous county
County (United States)
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 in the U.S. state
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 of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

. The county is bordered by the counties of Isanti
Isanti County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2010, there were 37,816 people, 14,331 households, and 8,415 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 12,062 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

 on the north, Chisago and Washington
Washington County, Minnesota
Washington County is a county established in 1849 in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 238,136. Its county seat is Stillwater.-History:...

 on the east, Hennepin
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...

 and Ramsey
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2010, the population was 508,640. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory...

 on the south, Sherburne
Sherburne County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,417 people, 21,581 households, and 16,746 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile . There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

 on the west, and the Mississippi River
Upper Mississippi River
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 on the southwest.

As of 2010, Anoka County's population was 330,844. The county comprises the north portion of seven-county Minneapolis – Saint Paul (Twin Cities) region, the largest metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
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 in the state and the fifteenth largest in the United States
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 with about 3.6 million residents. The county seat
County seat
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 and namesake of the county is the City of Anoka
Anoka, Minnesota
At the 2000 census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,709.0 per square mile . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7 per square mile...

, which is derived from the Dakota
Dakota language
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 word anokatanhan meaning "on (or from) both sides," referring to its location on the banks
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 of the Rum River. The largest city in the county is City of Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 61,627 people, 22,578 households, and 16,572 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,718.1 people per square mile . There were 22,828 housing units at an average density of 1,007.2 per square mile...

, the ninth largest city in Minnesota and the fifth largest Twin Cities suburb.

The Rum River cuts through the county and was the site of many early European settlements. It was a common route to the Mille Lacs Lake
Mille Lacs Lake
Mille Lacs Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in the counties of Mille Lacs, Aitkin and Crow Wing, roughly 100 miles north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area....

, the spiritual homeland of the Mdewakanton
Mdewakanton
Mdewakantonwan are one of the sub-tribes of the Isanti Dakota . Their historic home is Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota, which in the Dakota language was called mde wakan .As part of the Santee Sioux, their ancestors had migrated from the Southeast of the present-day United States, where the...

 Dakota
Sioux
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 (Sioux). The river was traveled under captivity by Father Louis Hennepin
Louis Hennepin
Father Louis Hennepin, O.F.M. baptized Antoine, was a Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Recollect order and an explorer of the interior of North America....

 in his first exploration of the region. The area became a center of fur trade and logging as French and French Canadian communities grew in the cities of Anoka
Anoka, Minnesota
At the 2000 census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,709.0 per square mile . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7 per square mile...

 and Centerville
Centerville, Minnesota
Centerville is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,792 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Main Street / County 14 serves as a main route in the...

. Organized in 1857, the county's southern border eventually met Minneapolis and has become a predominantly suburban area following the construction of Interstate 35W
Interstate 35W (Minnesota)
Interstate 35W , is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, passing through downtown Minneapolis. It is one of two through routes for Interstate 35 through the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the other being Interstate 35E through downtown Saint Paul...

. The county is home to local Twin Cities destinations such as the Heights Theater
Heights Theater
The Heights Theater is a historic theater in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. The Theater touts itself as "the Twin Cities longest continuously operated show house."- Location :...

 in Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights, Minnesota
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 . There were 8,151 housing units at an average density of 2,362.9 per square mile...

 and Northtown Mall
Northtown Mall (Blaine, Minnesota)
Northtown Mall is a shopping mall located in Blaine, Minnesota, United States. Currently, the mall features Herberger's, Best Buy, The Home Depot and Burlington Coat Factory as anchors. In addition, Northtown Mall features over 100 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court...

 and the National Sports Center
National Sports Center
The National Sports Center is a 600-acre multi-sport complex located in Blaine, Minnesota, United States, that includes a soccer stadium, over 50 full-sized soccer fields, a golf course, a velodrome, a meeting and convention facility, and an eight-sheet ice rink, the Schwan Super Rink, which is...

 in Blaine
Blaine, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 44,942 people, 15,898 households, and 12,177 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,330 people per square mile . There are 16,169 housing units at an average density of 477.6 per square mile...

.

History

Anoka County was organized by an act of the territorial Legislature
Minnesota Legislature
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 on May 23, 1857, the year prior to Minnesota's admission to the Union. It was formed from parts of Ramsey County
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2010, the population was 508,640. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory...

 and Benton County
Benton County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,226 people, 13,065 households, and 8,518 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 13,460 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

; the Rum River previously divided the line between the two counties. The boundaries were mainly the same as they are now, except for a small part of the southeastern tip along the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

 and at the south. It was a small portion that connected to Ramsey and occupied one-third of the congressional township. It was then attached to Anoka County by constitutional amendment November 2, 1869. It later became known as Fridley in 1879.

The first white men to explore what is now Anoka County were the Franciscan friar Louis Hennepin] and two others in his party. Not soon after, fur traders began to settle in the area which is now Ramsey County. They settled on the Rum River and more people were attracted to the area. A community was created which is now called Anoka.

Demographics

The 2000 United States Census found were 298,084 people, 106,428 households, and 79,395 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 704 people per square mile (272/km²). There were 108,091 housing units at an average density of 255 per square mile (99/km²). The 2010 United States Census found that 330,844 people are residing in the county.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the racial makeup of the county was 93.64 percent white, 1.60 percent black or African American
African American
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, 0.70 percent Native American, 1.69 percent Asian
Asian American
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, 0.02 percent Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
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, 0.65 percent from other races, and 1.71 percent from two or more races
Multiracial
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, and 1.66 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The 2000 Census found 30.2 percent were of German
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...

, 14.3 percent Norwegian
Norwegian American
Norwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...

, 9.0 percent Swedish
Swedish American
Swedish Americans are Americans of Swedish descent, especially the descendants of about 1.2 million immigrants from Sweden during 1885-1915. Most were Lutherans who affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ; some were Methodists...

, 7.3 percent Irish
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...

 and 5.9 percent Polish
Polish American
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 ancestry.

There were 106,428 households out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 19.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 34.10% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $57,754, and the median income for a family was $64,261. Males had a median income of $41,527 versus $30,534 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the county was $23,297. About 2.90% of families and 4.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.90% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.
Presidential Election Results 2000-2008
Year Democrat
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Republican
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2008
United States presidential election, 2008
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47.73% 86,976 50.13% 91,357
2004
United States presidential election, 2004
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46.09% 80,226 52.77% 91,853
2000
United States presidential election, 2000
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46.70% 68,008 47.56% 69,256

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 446.26 square miles (1,155.8 km²), of which 423.61 square miles (1,097.1 km²) (or 94.92%) is land and 22.65 square miles (58.7 km²) (or 5.08%) is water.

Anoka County is made up of large cities. Some of those include:
  • Andover
    Andover, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 26,588 people, 8,107 households, and 7,150 families residing in the city. The population density was 779.6 people per square mile . There were 8,205 housing units at an average density of 240.6 per square mile...

  • Anoka
    Anoka, Minnesota
    At the 2000 census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,709.0 per square mile . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7 per square mile...

  • Bethel
    Bethel, Minnesota
    Bethel is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 466 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. 237th Avenue / County 24 serves as a main route in the community...

  • Blaine
    Blaine, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 44,942 people, 15,898 households, and 12,177 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,330 people per square mile . There are 16,169 housing units at an average density of 477.6 per square mile...

  • Centerville
    Centerville, Minnesota
    Centerville is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,792 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Main Street / County 14 serves as a main route in the...

  • Circle Pines
    Circle Pines, Minnesota
    Circle Pines is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,918 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Lake Drive / County 23 serves as a main route in the...

  • Columbia Heights
    Columbia Heights, Minnesota
    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 . There were 8,151 housing units at an average density of 2,362.9 per square mile...

  • Columbus
  • Coon Rapids
    Coon Rapids, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 61,627 people, 22,578 households, and 16,572 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,718.1 people per square mile . There were 22,828 housing units at an average density of 1,007.2 per square mile...

  • East Bethel
    East Bethel, Minnesota
    East Bethel is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,626 at the 2010 census.Minnesota State Highway 65 serves as a main arterial route in the city.-Geography:...

  • Fridley
    Fridley, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 27,449 people, 11,328 households, and 7,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,701.3 people per square mile . There were 11,504 housing units at an average density of 1,132.1 per square mile...

  • Ham Lake
    Ham Lake, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 12,710 people, 4,139 households, and 3,472 families residing in the city. The population density was 368.9 people per square mile . There were 4,208 housing units at an average density of 122.1 per square mile...

  • Hilltop
    Hilltop, Minnesota
    Hilltop is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 744 at the 2010 census.The city is a small enclave within the city of Columbia Heights and consists of 16 city blocks...

  • Lexington
    Lexington, Minnesota
    Lexington is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. There is also Lexington Township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.-Geography:...

  • Lino Lakes
    Lino Lakes, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 16,791 people, 4,857 households, and 4,162 families residing in the city. The population density was 595.1 people per square mile . There were 4,921 housing units at an average density of 174.4 per square mile...

  • Nowthen
  • Oak Grove
    Oak Grove, Minnesota
    Oak Grove is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. It is north of Minneapolis. The population was 8,031 at the 2010 census. The city was formerly Oak Grove Township before it was incorporated on December 20, 1993.-History:...

  • Ramsey
    Ramsey, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 18,510 people, 5,906 households, and 5,102 families residing in the city. The population density was 642.9 people per square mile . There were 5,946 housing units at an average density of 206.5 per square mile...

  • St. Francis
    St. Francis, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2009, there were 7,298 people, 1,638 households, and 1,300 families residing in the city. The population density was 210.6 people per square mile . There were 1,686 housing units at an average density of 72.3 per square mile...

  • Spring Lake Park
    Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
    Spring Lake Park is a city in Anoka and Ramsey counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 6,412 at the 2010 census. The city lies mainly in Anoka County....

  • † city extends into Ramsey County

    Major highways

    • Interstate 35
      Interstate 35
      Interstate 35 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, at Minnesota Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East. Many interstates used to have splits or spurs indicated with suffixed letters , but I-35...

    • Interstate 35E
      Interstate 35E (Minnesota)
      Interstate 35E is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, passing through downtown Saint Paul. It is one of two through routes for Interstate 35 through the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the other being Interstate 35W through Minneapolis. Thus, both ends of I-35E are...

    • Interstate 35W
      Interstate 35W (Minnesota)
      Interstate 35W , is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, passing through downtown Minneapolis. It is one of two through routes for Interstate 35 through the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the other being Interstate 35E through downtown Saint Paul...

    • Interstate 694
      Interstate 694
      Interstate 694 is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway located in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with Interstate 94 and Interstate 494 in Maple Grove...

    • U.S. Highway 10
      U.S. Route 10
      U.S. Route 10 is an east–west United States highway formed in 1926. Though it never became the cross-country highway suggested by the "0" as the last digit of its route number, U.S...

  • U.S. Highway 169
    U.S. Route 169
    U.S. Route 169 currently runs for 966 miles from the city of Virginia, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma at U.S. Route 64.-Oklahoma:U.S. Highway 169 is a major south–north highway spanning in Oklahoma. The southern terminus for US-169 is Memorial Drive...

  • Minnesota State Highway 47
    Minnesota State Highway 47
    Minnesota State Highway 47 is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Central Avenue in Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Aitkin....

  • Minnesota State Highway 65
    Minnesota State Highway 65
    Minnesota State Highway 65 is a highway in east-central and northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Washington Avenue at the north end of downtown Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S...

  • Minnesota State Highway 242
    Minnesota State Highway 242
    Minnesota State Highway 242 was a highway in Minnesota. It connected U.S. Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highway 47 near Coon Rapids with Minnesota State Highway 65 in Blaine...

  • Minnesota State Highway 610
    Minnesota State Highway 610
    Minnesota State Highway 610 is an east–west freeway in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota; located in northern Hennepin County and southern Anoka County. The freeway currently connects U.S. Highway 169 and U.S. Highway 10 . MN 610 crosses the Mississippi River on the Richard P. Braun...


  • Adjacent counties

    • Isanti County
      Isanti County, Minnesota
      As of the census of 2010, there were 37,816 people, 14,331 households, and 8,415 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 12,062 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

       (north)
    • Chisago County (northeast)
    • Washington County
      Washington County, Minnesota
      Washington County is a county established in 1849 in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 238,136. Its county seat is Stillwater.-History:...

       (southeast)
    • Ramsey County
      Ramsey County, Minnesota
      Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2010, the population was 508,640. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory...

       (southeast)
    • Hennepin County
      Hennepin County, Minnesota
      Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...

       (southwest)
    • Sherburne County
      Sherburne County, Minnesota
      As of the census of 2000, there were 64,417 people, 21,581 households, and 16,746 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile . There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

       (northwest)

    County Commissioners

    As of January 2007
    • District 1 (western Andover, western Anoka, Bethel, Burns, western Oak Grove, Ramsey, Saint Francis) - Matt Look
    • District 2 (northeastern Andover, northern Blaine, East Bethel, Ham Lake, eastern Oak Grove) - Andy Westerberg
    • District 3 (central Blaine, northern Fridley, Spring Lake Park) - Robyn West, Vice Chair
    • District 4 (Columbia Heights, southern Fridley, Hilltop) - Jim Kordiak
    • District 5 (southern Andover and eastern Coon Rapids) - Carol LeDoux
    • District 6 (southeastern Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Linwood) - Rhonda Sivarajah, Chair
    • District 7 (eastern Anoka and western Coon Rapids) - Dan Erhart

    Topography and Vegetation


    Lakes and Rivers include:
    • Lake George
      Lake George (Anoka County)
      Lake George is a small lake in Anoka County, Minnesota. Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources tracks the lake by the name George and the identifier 02-0091-00...

    • Rum River
      Rum River
      The Rum River is a slow, meandering channel that connects Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake with the Mississippi River. It runs for through the farming communities of Onamia, Milaca, Princeton, Cambridge, and Isanti before ending at the Twin Cities suburb of Anoka, roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown...

    • Mississippi River
      Mississippi River
      The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

    • Crooked Lake
    • Ham Lake
    • Round Lake
      Round Lake (Minnesota)
      The name Round Lake refers to over 36 different lakes in the state of Minnesota:* Round Lake, located in Aitkin County, Minnesota* Round Lake, located in Aitkin County, Minnesota* Round Lake, located in Aitkin County, Minnesota...

    • Wiregrass Marsh
    • Smith Lake
    • McCann Lake
    • Moore Lake
    • Cedar Lake

    Brooks and Creeks include:
    • Cedar Creek
    • Coon Creek
    • Crooked Brook
    • Ford Brook
    • Hardwood Creek
    • Mahoney Brook
    • Rice Creek
      Rice Creek (Minnesota)
      Rice Creek is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the northern suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota in the United States...

    • Sand Creek
    • Seelye Brook
    • Trott Brook

    Climate and weather

    In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Anoka have ranged from a low of 5 °F (-15 °C) in January to a high of 81 °F (27.2 °C) in July, although a record low of -40 °F was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 103 °F (39.4 °C) was recorded in July 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 0.87 inches (2.2 cm) in February to 4.45 inches (11.3 cm) in July.

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