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Eagan is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, and is a thriving suburb of the Twin Cities metropolitan area located approximately 15 miles southeast of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 63,557. Eagan is home to the Northwest Airlines headquarters as well as Thomson Legal & Regulatory, a legal information and publishing giant. An interesting fact about Eagan is that it's one of the very few Twin Cities suburbs without an established car dealership business. Eagan was also famously visited by the "20th hijacker" of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui, prior to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Moussaoui attempted to complete flight training school at the Northwest Airlines headquarters, but was ultimately refused service. The local institution for secondary education, Eagan High School, has been twice named a "Nationally Recognized School of Excellence". In 2006 it was rated the 12th best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine.http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/top100/index.html Accessed 07/17/2006
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 86.6 km² (33.4 mi²). 83.7 km² (32.3 mi²) of it is land and 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (3.38%) is water.
The city is also working on a greenway project, trying to make a forested strip of land from the river to one of the bigger Dakota County parks. Much of the land is already city park area and there is still one working farm.
Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 63,557 people, 23,773 households, and 16,427 families residing in the city. The population density was 759.7/km² (1,967.6/mi²). There were 24,390 housing units at an average density of 291.5/km² (755.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.03% White, 3.41% African American, 0.26% Native American, 5.31% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population.
There were 23,773 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $67,388, and the median income for a family was $80,062. Males had a median income of $52,029 versus $35,641 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,167. About 1.9% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable Residents
- Dottie Cannon, Miss Minnesota USA 2006
- Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota
Colleges
References
- The City of Eagan has a very helpful website with a .pdf new residents guide
"Eagan, Minnesota"