Editing Empire, Minnesota

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Empire
| settlement_type    = [[City (United States)|City]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Trent Larson<ref name="PioneerPressIncorp">{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Maraya |title=Hello, Empire: Dakota County is home to a new city and first-time mayor |url=https://www.twincities.com/2023/02/28/empire-township-new-city-dakota-county-mn/ |website=Pioneer Press |publisher=Pioneer Press |access-date=7 March 2023 |date=28 February 2023}}</ref>
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| established_date   = 1858 (township)
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| established_date1  = February 28, 2023 (city)<ref name="PioneerPressIncorp" />

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| area_total_km2     = 87.4
| area_land_km2      = 87.4
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 33.8
| area_land_sq_mi    = 33.8
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 3177
| population_density_km2 = 36.4
| population_density_sq_mi = 94
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_m        = 265
| elevation_ft       = 869
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|40|44|N|93|5|45|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
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| blank_info         = 27-19376<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| website            = http://ci.empire.mn.us/
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Empire is a city in [[Dakota County, Minnesota]]. The population was 3,177 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2018-08-20 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul]] [[metropolitan area]].

==History==
Empire Township was organized in 1858, and named after New York, the Empire State.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA165|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=165}}</ref>

The township voted to incorporate as the city of Empire on February 14, 2023, and that took effect on February 28 after elections of local officials. The city does not anticipate changes but wished to establish its borders to prevent the nearby, rapidly growing cities of [[Lakeville, Minnesota|Lakeville]], [[Rosemount, Minnesota|Rosemount]] and [[Farmington, Minnesota|Farmington]] from annexing new developments.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/empire-township-officially-will-become-minnesotas-newest-city-on-tuesday/600254584/|title=Empire officially will become Minnesota's newest city on Tuesday|last=Roth|first=Ellie|date= February 26, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2023|work=Star Tribune}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|33.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 80
| 1870 = 995
| 1880 = 608
| 1890 = 482
| 1900 = 467
| 1910 = 456
| 1920 = 646
| 1930 = 565
| 1940 = 559
| 1950 = 473
| 1960 = 714
| 1970 = 1136
| 1980 = 1224
| 1990 = 1340
| 2000 = 1638
| 2010 = 2444
| 2020 = 3177
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,638 people, 515 households, and 431 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|48.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 524 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 515 households, out of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the township the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $68,500, and the median income for a family was $68,250. Males had a median income of $39,919 versus $31,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $21,802. About 4.5% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ci.empire.mn.us/ Empire Township]

{{Dakota County, Minnesota}}

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