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• <br />Anoka County Multi - Jurisdictional <br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />SECTION 3:JURISDICTION PROFILES <br />3.1 Jurisdiction Descriptions <br />Anoka County and participating municipalities are comprised of 22 jurisdictions. In this section <br />each participating jurisdiction is described as to geography, community history and any special <br />characteristics. <br />ANOKA CONTY JURISDICTIONS <br />Anoka County <br />East Bethel <br />Andover <br />Fridley <br />Anoka <br />Ham Lake <br />Bethel <br />Hilltop <br />Blaine <br />Lexington <br />Burns Township <br />Lino Lakes <br />Centerville <br />Linwood Township <br />Circle Pines <br />Oak Grove <br />Columbia Heights <br />Ramsey <br />Columbus <br />St. Francis <br />Coon Rapids <br />Spring Lake Park <br />Anoka County <br />Anoka County is bounded by Isanti <br />County on the north, Chisago and <br />Washington Counties on the east, <br />Ramsey and Hennepin Counties on <br />the south, and Hennepin and <br />Sherburne Counties on the west. It <br />lies on both sides of the Rum River, <br />which enters the county approximately <br />20 miles north of the City of Anoka. <br />Anoka County has grown from a <br />largely rural area in 1857 to the <br />present day urban center. This urban <br />center has diversified industrial, <br />commercial, residential, and <br />professional development. It is one of <br />the largest and fastest growing <br />counties in the State of Minnesota. <br />Anoka County, with its county seat in <br />Anoka, encompasses a 424 square <br />mile area and has a population of <br />approximately 298,084 (U.S. Census <br />2000). <br />The history of Anoka County starts in <br />1849 when the Minnesota territorial legislature organized the counties of Washington, Ramsey <br />and Benton. What is now Anoka County was embraced in both Ramsey and Benton Counties <br />because the Rum River was the dividing line between the two counties. <br />