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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 43 Spring Lake Park got its name from one of Bronson-Erickson Real Estate salesmen. Due to a leakage from the St. Paul Water Work’s Water Main, between Wood Lake and Osborne Road, (Spring Lake), the salesman thought it to be a spring fed lake and called it “Spring Lake.” A few pioneer citizens resided in the area, most of them owning large lots with cows and horses. Others were farming, but after World War II, when the American suburban expansion began developing, residential area and business places grew by “leaps and bounds.” In the early 1950’s the Village of Fridley incorporated almost the entire southern part of Fridley Township. The north part of the township and parts of Mounds View and Blaine tried to incorporate by means of a referendum, but it failed. The Village of Fridley tried to annex the remainder of the township. It also failed. In December of 1953, the northern part of the township and a small part of Mounds View Township (that portion of Ramsey County) incorporated by a referendum, the portion of Ramsey was included because the fire department was located there and it bore the name Spring Lake Park. The first election of village officers was held in January 1954. At the time of incorporation, the population was approximately 960, with an incorporated area of 1,280 acres. Spring Lake Park is noted not only locally but also throughout the State of Minnesota and possibly elsewhere as the City with the red, white and blue water towers. The City of Spring Lake Park had a city celebration that began in 1972 with many activities scheduled around the beach at Spring Lake. The city celebration ceased in 1974. In 1975, the City Council commissioned a group of community residents to rejuvenate the community celebration for the Bicentennial in 1976. The commission worked very hard and raised enough funds to have the water tower painted after “Old Glory” with stars and stripes in red, white and blue. After painting the water tower, the committee decided to use it as a theme for the community celebration. Since that time, the celebration has been referred to as “Tower Days.” 40B3.1.1 Jurisdiction Environment-Geography and Climate (2019) Anoka County Location Area Elevation SQ. Miles Feet Latitude 45.25 N, Longitude 93.25 W 446 889 June Average Temperature January Average Temperature Average Precipitation High Low High Low Rain Inches Snowfall Inches 78 55 22 2 31.9 54.9 Prevailing Winds Average number of days below 0 Deg F Northwest @ 8.2 MPH 28 23B3.2 Jurisdiction Population and Demographics 41B3.2.1 Population Anoka County is the fourth largest county in the state of Minnesota by population. From 1990 to 2000, Anoka County grew almost twice as fast as the rest of Minnesota, the county's population increased by over 20% and the number of households increased by almost 30%. Anoka County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. The estimated population in 2017 was 351,373 from the U.S. Census Bureau. This was an increase of 6.2% from the 2010 census.