Editing St. Francis, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{About|the city in Anoka County|the unincorporated community named St. Francis in Stearns County|St. Francis, Stearns County, Minnesota}}
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'''St. Francis''' is a city in [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka]] and [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti]] counties, [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 8,142 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=USCensus>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: St. Francis city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2756950 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=26 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Minnesota State Highway 47]] serves as a main route in the city. Other routes include Ambassador Boulevard.

==History==
St. Francis was named after [[Francis of Assisi]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n44 25]}}</ref>

In 1855 [[Dwight Woodbury]] built a dam, grist and saw mill, and the first house, which later became the [[Riverside Hotel (St. Francis, Minnesota)|Riverside Hotel]]. [[George Armsby]] and [[E. Fowler]] are considered the first settlers in the area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://anokacountyhistory.org/history-of-anoka-county/history-of-st-francis/|title=The Anoka County Historical Society – History of St. Francis|website=anokacountyhistory.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-25}}</ref>

St. Francis Township was settled in 1855 and organized in 1857. The name St. Francis comes from [[Louis Hennepin]], who named the [[Rum River]] after [[Francis of Assisi]] in 1680.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lakesnwoods.com/StFrancis.htm#History|title=Guide to St. Francis Minnesota|website=www.lakesnwoods.com|access-date=2017-06-25}}</ref>

The first doctor to practice in St. Francis arrived in 1857 and was known as Dr. Marshall. In the same year, school was started at the home of [[M. Fowler]], and [[Hattie Waterhouse]] became the first teacher.<ref name=":0" />

In 1869, Burns Township ([[Nowthen, Minnesota|Nowthen]]) broke off from St. Francis Township.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Population of civil divisions less than counties | url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-18.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506035827/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-18.pdf | archive-date=2019-05-06}}</ref>

In 1879, a general store was started by [[Pelutiar McClure]]. In 1888, Dwight Woodbury built a large mill called [[St. Francis Milling Co.]] A starch and canning factory was built in 1893. In the early 1890s, [[Blanchette's Sample Room Beer Parlour]] opened, and was turned into an ice cream parlor when the school was consolidated. The ice cream parlor was run until the owner died in 1933. On July 18, 1933, the mill burned down and the dam was destroyed. By this time, there was also a blacksmith shop, drugstore, and a meat market that was later turned into a livery stable.<ref name=":0" />

Pioneer Days started in 1964.<ref name=":0" />

St. Francis was incorporated on May 16, 1962, and became a statutory city in 1974 when villages were removed as a subdivision in Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://abcnewspapers.com/2012/03/29/anoka-county-history-st-francis-from-a-village-to-a-city/|title=Anoka County history: St. Francis, from a village to a city|work=ABC Newspapers|access-date=2017-06-25|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|23.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|23.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.44|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]]|access-date=2012-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>  St. Francis is in northwestern Anoka County.

Nearby places include [[Bethel, Minnesota|Bethel]], [[East Bethel, Minnesota|East Bethel]], [[Oak Grove, Minnesota|Oak Grove]], [[Nowthen, Minnesota|Nowthen]], [[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]], [[Zimmerman, Minnesota|Zimmerman]], [[Crown, Minnesota|Crown]], and [[Isanti, Minnesota|Isanti]].

St. Francis is {{convert|16|mi|km}} north of the city of Anoka. [[Lake George (Anoka County, Minnesota)|Lake George]] is nearby. St. Francis is just north of the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] metropolitan area.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 153
|1870= 166
|1880= 270
|1890= 324
|1900= 483
|1910= 519
|1920= 589
|1930= 510
|1940= 510
|1950= 447
|1960= 525
|1970= 897
|1980= 1184
|1990= 2538
|2000= 4910
|2010= 7218
|2020= 8142
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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|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref><br />2012 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|access-date=August 14, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094321/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref>
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As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $51,982, and the median income for a family was $52,193. Males had a median income of $40,585 versus $28,112 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,957. About 3.0% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 7,218 people, 2,520 households, and 1,913 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|306.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,650 housing units at an average density of {{convert|112.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 2,520 households, of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.1% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.

The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.8% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

==Organizations==
* St. Francis is the current home of the [[Land of Lakes Choirboys]].

==Notable people==
* [[Kiana Eide]], rhythmic gymnast
* [[Dakotah Lindwurm]], long distance runner and Olympian
* [[Sean Sherk]], mixed martial artist

== See also ==
* [[H. G. Leathers House]]
* [[Riverside Hotel (St. Francis, Minnesota)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.stfrancismn.org/ St. Francis City Website]
* [http://www.stfrancis.k12.mn.us/ St. Francis Public Schools]

{{Anoka County, Minnesota}}
{{Isanti County, Minnesota}}

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