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• Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Established in 1869, originally Burns Township was part of the City of St. Francis. The first election in the township was held in 1869 and the first church was built in 1878. Burns Township has consisted of family owned farms and large parcels of land for many years. Within the last few years a lot of the farmland has been developed into residential homes. Some of the larger land parcels are still be used for agricultural operations. In 1870 the population in Burns Township was 340 and as of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 3,557. Within Burns Township (west edge of the township) the Anoka County Twin Lakes Regional Park is located. Within the year 2006, Anoka County is planning to deed over this major park to Burns Township. Burns Township has three different school districts covering our community and also three different post offices (zip codes) for our township. City of Centerville Centerville is located in the eastern part of Anoka County at Latitude 45.16 N and Longitude — 93.05 W and an elevation of 899 feet. The city has a total area of 1,597 acres (2.2 square miles.) Located between the shores of Peltier Lake and Centerville Lake. The two lakes are used as a water supply for the city of St. Paul in drought situations. It is a suburb of Minneapolis /St. Paul and is located 20 minutes from St. Paul. Centerville is totally surrounded by the city of Lino Lakes. Centerville settled in 1850 -52, was organized in 1857 and incorporated on September 27, 1910. Its village of this name, thence given to the township, was platted in the spring of 1854, having a central situation between the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The settlers in the village and vicinity were mostly French, and this came to be known as the French settlement, while numerous German settlers in the western part of the township caused that to be called the German settlement. The post office was named Columbus, 1856 -63, and then Centreville, 1863 -93, before its current spelling, and was discontinued in 1905. Charles Peltier built the first sawmill in the county here in 1854. In 1971 a number of streets were renamed to reflect its history. Centerville honors its history and heritage. Settled in 1800's as a French settlement and stayed mostly French until WW2. This was the main rest stop between Stillwater and Anoka in the earliest days of the Minnesota territory. Has had significant growth in the last 15 years and is close to being fully developed. Centerville's rich French - Canadian heritage is celebrated at the annual summer celebration called Fete des Lacs, which is French for Festival of Lakes. Residents and visitors gather at festival activities all over town to eat, dance, watch a parade, play softball and watch fireworks on Earth Day. City of Circle Pines The city of Circle Pines is located in the southeastern portion of Anoka County at Latitude 45.13 N and Longitude —93.15 W and an elevation of 889 feet. The city has a land area of 1.8 square miles and is a suburban community. The city is bordered by Lino Lakes on the east, Blaine on the north, and Lexington to the west. The city is 15 miles north of Minneapolis /St. Paul. With fields of oaks and elms, the rural appearance can be deceiving — homes and businesses are fairly closely spaced. In May of 1946 a cooperative village of 1,203 acres was announced "to unite the habitation benefits of a functional and contemporary community with the economic advantages of a consumer's cooperative." Each home would front a park or a walkway. There would be adult