Editing Falcon Heights, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Falcon Heights, Minnesota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = "The City That Soars"
|motto                    = "Families, Fields and Fair"
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|image_caption            = Falcon Heights City Hall
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               = 
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|image_map                = Ramsey_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Falcon_Heights_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Falcon Heights in Ramsey County, Minnesota
|image_map1               = Falcon Heights, Minnesota, map (2016).png
|mapsize1                 = 250px
|map_caption1             = Falcon Heights on [[The National Map]]
<!-- Location ------------->
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey]]
<!-- Government ----------->
|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.falconheights.org/government/city-council-three-column-test |title=Falcon Heights City Council |publisher=City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Randy Gustafson
|leader_title1            = [[City manager]]
|leader_name1             = Jack Linehan
|leader_title2            = [[Councillor|Councilmembers]]
|leader_name2             = Melanie Leehy<br>Eric Meyer<br>Jim Wassenberg<br>Paula Mielke
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1843
|established_title1       = Incorporated (village)
|established_date1        = April 1, 1949
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (city)]]
|established_date2        = 1973
<!-- Area ----------------->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web|title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 5.802
|area_land_km2            = 5.783
|area_water_km2           = 0.019
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.240
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.233
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.007
<!-- Population ----------->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 4984
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2023"/>
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
|population_total         = 5369
|population_density_km2   = 861.8
|population_density_sq_mi = 2232
<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = –6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = –5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_m              = 293
|elevation_ft             = 961
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|59|24|N|93|10|37|W|region:US-MN_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 55108, 55113
|area_code                = [[Area code 651|651]]<br>[[Area code 612|612]] (U of M campus only)
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-20420
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2394738<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394738}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 8.375%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/falcon-heights.html|title=Falcon Heights (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.falconheights.org/|falconheights.org}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Falcon Heights''' is a suburb of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] and a city in [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 5,369 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Falcon_Heights_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2720420 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>  It became a village on April 1, 1949, and a city in 1973.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=https://www.falconheights.org/visitors/falcon-heights-history |title=History of Falcon Heights |publisher=City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota |accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>

Falcon Heights is the home of the [[University of Minnesota#St. Paul campus|University of Minnesota's St. Paul Campus]], including its [[Goldstein Museum of Design]], [[Gabbert Raptor Center]], and [[Les Bolstad Golf Course]].  It is also home to the [[Minnesota State Fair]]grounds and the [[Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life]]. Its [[University Grove, Minnesota|University Grove]] neighborhood is known for its [[modern architecture]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/05/garden/st-paul-s-architectural-time-capsule.html?pagewanted=all |date=January 5, 1989 |title=St. Paul's Architectural Time Capsule |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |first=Linda |last=Lee |access-date=February 27, 2016}}</ref>

==History==
Heman Gibbs settled in the 1850s near the modern intersection of Cleveland and Larpenteur Avenues. His homestead is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and his home is a county museum.<ref name=history />

On September 2, 1901, then-Vice President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] first publicly used the African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, which was still a part of St. Paul at the time. Roosevelt became president just two weeks later, upon the assassination of [[William McKinley]], and built the phrase into his concept of [[Big Stick ideology|Big Stick Diplomacy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/sept-3-1901-roosevelt-big-stick-speech-at-state-fair/273586721/ |title=Sept. 3, 1901: Roosevelt 'Big Stick' speech at State Fair |publisher=[[Star Tribune]]}}</ref>

[[File:Aerial photo from 1920 of modern-day Falcon Heights, Minnesota.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues in 1920]]
Between the 1910s and 1930s, [[Curtiss Northwest Airport (Minnesota)|Curtiss Northwest Airport]] was located at the intersection of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues. The airfield was important in Minnesota aviation history, hosting [[Charles Lindbergh]], [[Speed Holman]], and [[Phoebe Fairgrave]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://shop.mnhs.org/products/winging-it-at-a-country-crossroads?variant=1209184557|title=Winging It at a Country Crossroads: The Ups and Downs of Minnesota's First Real Airport: Snelling & Larpenteur, Rose Township 1919-1930|last=Bergerson|first=Roger|year=2008|publisher=Bergerson & Cunningham|isbn=978-0615225494|access-date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094110/https://shop.mnhs.org/products/winging-it-at-a-country-crossroads?variant=1209184557|url-status=dead}}</ref> Part of the land is now a city park named Curtiss Field.<ref name=history />

In the 1930s, a real estate agent named Faulkner developed land owned by a [[3M]] executive and named this development—Falcon Heights—after himself. The first house arose in 1937.

In 1949 residents rejected annexation by Roseville or St. Paul, and voted to incorporate themselves.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/why-do-tiny-cities-like-lauderdale-landfall-and-falcon-heights-exist/570658431/ |title=Why do tiny cities like Lauderdale, Landfall and Falcon Heights exist? |last=Prather |first=Shannon |date=June 19, 2010 |access-date=June 19, 2010 |work=[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]}}</ref> The expanded Falcon Heights included the University of Minnesota Golf Course and Test Fields as well as the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Two-thirds of Falcon Heights is public land, chiefly the university and [[state fair]] ([[Minnesota State Fair]]).<ref name=history />

==Parks==
Falcon Heights Community Park and Curtiss Field have recreational sports in the summer for kids and an ice rink and warming house in the winter. The community park also has a soccer field and a fitness course. Grove Park, in University Grove, also has a temporary warming house and ice rink in the winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.falconheights.org/residents/parks-recreation/park-and-facility-reservations |title=Park and Facility Reservations |publisher=City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota |access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.240|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.233|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.007|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

Minnesota Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 51|51]] / Snelling Avenue serves as a main route in the community.

Falcon Heights is bordered by Lauderdale to the west, St. Paul to the south and east and Roseville to the north and east.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
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 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = [[University of Minnesota#St. Paul campus|University of Minnesota St. Paul]] (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–present)
 | Jan record high F = 55
 | Feb record high F = 62
 | Mar record high F = 82
 | Apr record high F = 91
 | May record high F = 100
 | Jun record high F = 101
 | Jul record high F = 105
 | Aug record high F = 105
 | Sep record high F = 95
 | Oct record high F = 90
 | Nov record high F = 77
 | Dec record high F = 67
 | year record high F = 105
 | Jan avg record high F  = 42.0
 | Feb avg record high F  = 46.4
 | Mar avg record high F  = 63.0
 | Apr avg record high F  = 77.9
 | May avg record high F  = 87.5
 | Jun avg record high F  = 92.2
 | Jul avg record high F  = 92.8
 | Aug avg record high F  = 91.0
 | Sep avg record high F  = 87.4
 | Oct avg record high F  = 80.2
 | Nov avg record high F  = 61.9
 | Dec avg record high F  = 46.2
 | year avg record high F = 95.1
 | Jan high F = 21.2
 | Feb high F = 26.5
 | Mar high F = 39.4
 | Apr high F = 54.7
 | May high F = 67.1
 | Jun high F = 77.2
 | Jul high F = 81.4
 | Aug high F = 79.1
 | Sep high F = 71.3
 | Oct high F = 57.3
 | Nov high F = 40.1
 | Dec high F = 26.4
 | year high F = 53.5
 | Jan mean F = 13.3
 | Feb mean F = 17.9
 | Mar mean F = 30.9
 | Apr mean F = 45.2
 | May mean F = 57.7
 | Jun mean F = 67.9
 | Jul mean F = 72.1
 | Aug mean F = 69.8
 | Sep mean F = 61.8
 | Oct mean F = 48.1
 | Nov mean F = 32.6
 | Dec mean F = 19.5
 | year mean F = 44.7
 | Jan low F = 5.5
 | Feb low F = 9.4
 | Mar low F = 22.3
 | Apr low F = 35.6
 | May low F = 48.2
 | Jun low F = 58.5
 | Jul low F = 62.8
 | Aug low F = 60.5
 | Sep low F = 52.2
 | Oct low F = 38.9
 | Nov low F = 25.2
 | Dec low F = 12.5
 | year low F = 36.0
 | Jan avg record low F  = -15.4
 | Feb avg record low F  = -10.2
 | Mar avg record low F  = 0.9
 | Apr avg record low F  = 20.9
 | May avg record low F  = 34.4
 | Jun avg record low F  = 45.4
 | Jul avg record low F  = 52.4
 | Aug avg record low F  = 50.1
 | Sep avg record low F  = 36.2
 | Oct avg record low F  = 24.5
 | Nov avg record low F  = 8.9
 | Dec avg record low F  = -8.2
 | year avg record low F = -17.8
 | Jan record low F = -30
 | Feb record low F = -32
 | Mar record low F = -18
 | Apr record low F = 1
 | May record low F = 23
 | Jun record low F = 36
 | Jul record low F = 44
 | Aug record low F = 39
 | Sep record low F = 26
 | Oct record low F = 15
 | Nov record low F = -15
 | Dec record low F = -27
 | year record low F = -32
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.68
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.75
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.61
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.02
 | May precipitation inch = 4.23
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.60
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.55
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.52
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.29
 | Oct precipitation inch = 2.89
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.53
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.06
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 | Jan precipitation days  = 7.0
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 | Mar precipitation days  = 8.5
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 | May precipitation days  = 13.1
 | Jun precipitation days  = 12.7
 | Jul precipitation days  = 11.3
 | Aug precipitation days  = 10.8
 | Sep precipitation days  = 10.9
 | Oct precipitation days  = 10.4
 | Nov precipitation days  = 7.1
 | Dec precipitation days  = 7.5
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 | Jan snow inch = 8.3
 | Feb snow inch = 12.3
 | Mar snow inch = 4.0
 | Apr snow inch = 2.1
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.5
 | Nov snow inch = 3.0
 | Dec snow inch = 10.2
 | year snow inch = 40.4
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 | Jan snow days  = 4.2
 | Feb snow days  = 3.6
 | Mar snow days  = 2.2
 | Apr snow days  = 1.1
 | May snow days  = 0.1
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.4
 | Nov snow days  = 1.8
 | Dec snow days  = 4.2
 | year snow days = 17.6
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|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mpx
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
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|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
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|access-date = March 28, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 3884
|1960= 5927
|1970= 5530
|1980= 5291
|1990= 5380
|2000= 5572
|2010= 5321
|2020= 5369
|estyear=2023
|estimate=4984
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=August 26, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}
[[File:Falcon Heights, Minnesota, map (1951).png|thumb|200px|right|1951 map of Falcon Heights]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Falcon Heights, Minnesota – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''}}</small>
! Race / Ethnicity
! Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Falcon Heights city, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2720420&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
! Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Falcon Heights city, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2720420&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
! {{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Falcon Heights city, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2720420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
| 4,223 
| 3,806
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 3,637
| 75.79%
| 71.53%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 67.74%
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
| 184
| 421
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 538
| 3.30%
| 7.91%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 10.02%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
| 22
| 15
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 23
| 0.40%
| 0.28%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.43%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
| 833
| 796
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 689
| 14.95%
| 14.96%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 12.83%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
| 7
| 1
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 0
| 0.13%
| 0.02%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00%
|-
| [[Some Other Race]] (NH)
| 24
| 5
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 25
| 0.43%
| 0.09%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.47%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
| 107
| 120
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 274
| 1.92%
| 2.26%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 5.10%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
| 172
| 157
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 183
| 3.09%
| 2.95%
| style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.41%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''5,572'''
| '''5,321'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,369'''
| '''100.00%'''
| '''100.00%'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 5,369 people, 2,203 households, 1,290 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Falcon%20Heights%20city,%20Minnesota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=August 26, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|2404.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,336 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 68.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 12.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.5% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|some other races]] and 6.6% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Falcon Heights city, Minnesota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/falcon-heights-city-minnesota/160-2720420/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 5,321 people, 2,131 households, and 1,259 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2386.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1010.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 2,131 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 31.8 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 16.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.7% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 5,572 people, 2,103 households, and 1,434 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2487.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,136 housing units at an average density of {{convert|953.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 77.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14.95% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.09% of the population.

There were 2,103 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 17.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,382, and the median income for a family was $59,415. Males had a median income of $43,693 versus $34,757 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $25,370.  About 8.8% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results 1960–2020}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Precinct General Election Results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/|title=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222230838/https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|16.9% ''517''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''80.6%''' ''2,468''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''78''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.6% ''524''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.4%''' ''2,181''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.0% ''266''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.9% ''800''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.9%''' ''2,188''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% ''99''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.7% ''870''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.7%''' ''2,219''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''49''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.0% ''953''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.5%''' ''1,981''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''44''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.9% ''1,008''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.9%''' ''1,617''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.2% ''266''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.7% ''901''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.7%''' ''1,524''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% ''173''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.8% ''834''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.9%''' ''1,481''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|17.3% ''486''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.6% ''1,193''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.4%''' ''1,608''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.8% ''1,355''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.2%''' ''1,420''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.0% ''1,193''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''42.0%''' ''1,253''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.0% ''539''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.6%''' ''1,508''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.9% ''1,369''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% ''106''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.9%''' ''1,598''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.7% ''1,219''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''41''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.9%''' ''1,423''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.3% ''1,221''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% ''49''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''1,370''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.7% ''1,250''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''2''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.7%''' ''1,831''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.2% ''954''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Education==
Falcon Heights is served by the [[Roseville Area Schools|Roseville Area School District]]. Falcon Heights Elementary is the only school within the city boundary. The elementary school features a park with two playgrounds, one of them built in 2006.

==In popular culture==
The 2001 film ''[[Sugar & Spice]]'' was partly filmed in Falcon Heights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186589/locations|title=Sugar & Spice (2001)|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

A small part of the 1996 film ''[[Jingle All the Way]]'' starring [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] was filmed at Falcon Heights Elementary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116705/locations|title=Jingle All the Way (1996)|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* [https://www.falconheights.org/ City of Falcon Heights – Official Website]
* [https://www.lakesnwoods.com/FalconHeights.htm Falcon Heights, Minnesota Community Guide]

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