Editing Circle Pines, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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|official_name            = Circle Pines
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|postal_code              = 55014
|area_code                = [[Area code 763|763]]
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'''Circle Pines''' is a city in [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 5,025 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2711494 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 30, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which  {{convert|1.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

Lake Drive / County 23 serves as a main route in the community.  [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]] is in close proximity to the city.  Circle Pines is approximately 17 miles from the heart of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area.

[[Rice Creek (Mississippi River)|Rice Creek]] flows through the city.<ref>''King's Twin Cities Metro Street Atlas '04.''  Minneapolis: The Lawrence Group.  2004.  {{ISBN|1-58301-215-X}}.</ref>

==Education==
[[Centennial School District (Minnesota)|Centennial Schools]] (Independent School District #12) serves the community of Circle Pines and the surrounding cities of [[Blaine, Minnesota|Blaine]], [[Lino Lakes, Minnesota|Lino Lakes]], [[Centerville, Minnesota|Centerville]], and [[Lexington, Minnesota|Lexington]].  Children in Circle Pines attend Centennial Elementary, Rice Lake Elementary, Blue Heron Elementary, or Golden Lake Elementary before continuing their education at Centennial Middle School and [[Centennial High School (Blaine, Minnesota)|Centennial High School]].

==Governance==
Circle Pines is a Plan A statutory city under Minnesota law.  The Circle Pines mayor is elected for a two-year term and city council members for a four-year term.

The current mayor of Circle Pines is Dave Bartholomay.  Current council members include Steve McChesney, Dean Goldberg, Nici Dorner and Matt Percy.  The current City Administrator is Patrick Antonen, who is responsible for running the city on a day-to-day basis.

==Notes==
Circle Pines is served by the Centennial School District, the Centennial Lakes Police Department, and the Centennial Fire Department.

Circle Pines was ranked as the third most perfect suburb to live in by [[CNBC]] in 2011 based on housing, education, crime, and employment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2011/08/31/10-Perfect-Suburbs.html|title=10 Perfect Suburbs|website=[[CNBC]] |date=August 31, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
Circle Pines was founded as a planned cooperative community in which homeowners owned equal shares in the cooperative association which owned and developed the community. The name was selected because the cooperative movement in the United States in the 1940s used a circle encompassing two pine trees as its symbol. Although the community is no longer governed as a co–op, a municipally–owned gas utility remains as an operational memorial to Circle Pines' community heritage.

The Gibas family were one of the original families of the Circle Pines cooperative.  Their papers offer further insight into the origins of Circle Pines, Minnesota. Articles and speeches, news clippings, correspondence, and photographs are available for research use.<ref>http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00431.xml Gibas family papers</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 2789
|1970= 3902
|1980= 3321
|1990= 4704
|2000= 4663
|2010= 4918
|2020= 5025
|estyear=2022
|estimate=4944
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 4, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2023}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 12, 2013|author-link=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 4,918 people, 2,006 households, and 1,349 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2762.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,085 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1171.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 2,006 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 40.5 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 32.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 4,663 people, 1,697 households, and 1,281 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2,660.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,708 housing units at an average density of {{convert|974.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.74% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 1,697 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,469, and the median income for a family was $70,670. Males had a median income of $43,008 versus $29,837 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $25,438.  About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' writer/actress [[Mary Jo Pehl]] grew up in Circle Pines. 
* ''[[30 Rock]]'' actor [[Scott Adsit]] was born in Circle Pines.
* [[Professional Fighters League]] mixed martial artist [[Kaitlin Young]] was born in Circle Pines.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.ci.circle-pines.mn.us}}

{{Anoka County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Cities in Anoka County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]