East Bethel, Minnesota
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East Bethel is a city in Anoka County
Anoka County, Minnesota
Anoka County is the fourth-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the counties of Isanti on the north, Chisago and Washington on the east, Hennepin and Ramsey on the south, Sherburne on the west, and the Mississippi River on the southwest.As of 2010, Anoka...

, 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...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 11,626 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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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...

 serves as a main arterial route in the city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 48 square miles (124.3 km²), of which, 44.8 square miles (116 km²) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) of it (6.66%) is water.

Adjacent cities

  • 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...

     (south)
  • 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:...

     (west)
  • 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...

     (northwest)
  • 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...

     (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 10,941 people, 3,607 households, and 2,936 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 243.9 people per square mile (94.2/km²). There were 3,718 housing units at an average density of 82.9 per square mile (32.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.55% White, 0.19% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.32% from other races
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, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 3,607 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $57,880, and the median income for a family was $62,004. Males had a median income of $40,599 versus $27,377 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $21,087. About 2.2% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

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