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Lino Lakes, Minnesota – Fire Department Analysis Page 6 <br /> <br />Figure 1: Actual (solid) and Projected (starred) Population, 1990-2030 <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 2 shows us the District’s population density (compiled using 2010 United States Census data). The <br />map shows that Lino Lakes, unlike most other cities (which usually have very homogeneous population <br />densities), has a large spectrum of population densities ranging from rural to metropolitan.1 The key to <br />providing good fire service is to make sure that apparatus deployment is tailored to these differences in <br />population density. Generally, the area west of Interstate 35 is "urban" in nature and well covered by <br />Station 2 (Lino Lakes station). Southern Lino Lakes is disconnected from the north portion of Lino Lakes <br />by the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve which runs through the city. Southern Lino <br />Lakes has a combination of suburban, urban, and metropolitan areas. The eastern side of southern Lino <br />Lakes, right on the border with Circle Pines, has an urban population density. The neighborhood around <br />Birchwood Acres Park is metropolitan, and areas further south and east of this area are suburban. <br />Suburban population density in southern Lino Lakes stretches all the way east to Centerville Road. <br />Although these “suburban" areas are, currently, not as populated as neighborhoods in northwest Lino <br />Lakes, this is expected to change over time with continuing development. The Lino Lakes <br />Comprehensive Plan forecasts that southern Lino Lakes will eventually be as populated as the northwest. <br /> <br />1 The term "metropolitan" may be a bit misleading, because a population density of 3,000 people per square mile is <br />not typically thought of as metropolitan, but this is how the National Fire Protection Association defines population <br />density and makes response time recommendations accordingly. <br />12