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GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CITY <br />Lino Lakes is located in southeast Anoka County, approximately 20 miles north of St. Paul. The <br />City is part of the Minneapolis /St. Paul Metropolitan Area and covers an area of approximately <br />33 square miles (21,120 acres). Two major Twin Cities freeways, I -35E and I -35W, and <br />Minnesota Highway 49 traverse the community. The following table shows the City's recent <br />population increases: <br />2005 (Metropolitan Council Estimate) <br />2000 (U.S. Census) <br />1990 (U.S. Census) <br />1980 (U.S. Census) <br />1970 (U.S. Census) <br />Employment <br />Major employers in the City include the following: <br />Employer <br />State of Minnesota <br />AdGraphics <br />Target Corporation <br />Anoka County Juvenile Center <br />Synovis Interventional Systems <br />Molin Concrete Products Co. <br />Summit Fire Protection <br />Nol -Tec Systems, Inc. <br />Custom Manufacturing & Engineering <br />Population <br />19,698 <br />16,791 <br />8,807 <br />4,966 <br />3,692 <br />Product/Service <br />Increase <br />17.3% <br />90.7 <br />77.3 <br />34.5 <br />Medium security prison <br />Prom /party supplies <br />Retail <br />Juvenile and adult detention center <br />Surgical and medical instruments <br />Concrete products <br />Installing building equipment <br />Pneumatic conveyors <br />Precision plastics <br />Source: Telephone survey of individual employers, May 2007. <br />Labor Force Data <br />Anoka County <br />Mpls. /St. Paul MSA <br />State of Minnesota <br />April 2007 <br />Civilian Unemployment <br />Labor Force Rate <br />194,177 <br />1,848,607 <br />2,942,500 <br />4.5% <br />4.2 <br />4.6 <br />Approximate <br />Number <br />of Employees <br />April 2006 <br />600 <br />260 <br />240 <br />160 <br />160 <br />135 <br />100 <br />70 <br />60 <br />Civilian <br />Labor Force <br />191,753 <br />1,828,541 <br />2,911,311 <br />Unemployment <br />Rate <br />3.8% <br />3.6 <br />4.0 <br />Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. 2007 data are preliminary. <br />