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Cleveland and Larpenteur, has conducted continuous agricultural experimentation and <br />research for more than 100 years at this location. <br />Once dominated by farms and nurseries, Falcon Heights got its name in the 1930s from a <br />subdivision that was platted by John Cable and named by and for his real estate agent, a <br />man named Faulkner. Falcon Heights was incorporated as a village in 1949 and as a city <br />in 1973 by mandate of the State Legislature. The community grew rapidly after 1940, <br />reaching a population of nearly 6,000 in 1960. <br />Commercial development began in the early 1940s at Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues <br />and on Hamline between Hoyt and Iowa Avenues. In 2003 the aging shopping center at <br />the southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur was razed to make way for the City's <br />largest development project in many years. The new complex, Falcon Heights Town <br />Square provides a mix of commercial and residential space, including owner-occupied <br />townhomes, senior apartments and affordable apartments for families. <br />Worthy of note is the University Grove subdivision, developed by the University of <br />Minnesota beginning in 1929. Each resident owns the structure but leases the lot from the <br />University. All dwellings, structures additions must be individually architect-designed. <br />The University reviews all plans and imposes an additional layer of restrictions which <br />apply only to University Grove. <br />The 45th parallel runs just north of Falcon Heights in Roseville. A marker at the northeast <br />• corner of Cleveland and Roselawn Avenues denotes its location. <br />Sources: <br />Falcon Heights New Resident Handbook, author unknown. <br />City of Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan, October 1991, author unknown <br />Demographic Trends <br />In progress <br />[Tables] <br />• <br />Assembled Elements, Draft 1 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 7 of 42 <br />