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GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CITY Lino Lakes is located in southeast Anoka County, approximately 20 miles north of St. Paul. The City is part of the Minneapolis /St. Paul Metropolitan Area and covers an area of approximately 33 square miles (21,120 acres). Two major Twin Cities freeways, I -35E and I -35W, and Minnesota Highway 49 traverse the community. The following table shows the City's recent population increases: 2008 (Metropolitan Council Estimate) 2000 (U.S. Census) 1990 (U.S. Census) 1980 (U.S. Census) 1970 (U.S. Census) Employment Major employers in the City include the following: Employer State of Minnesota Correctional Facility Target Corporation Taylor Corporation Molin Concrete Products Co. Anoka County Juvenile Center Rehbein Transit Inc. City of Lino Lakes Nol -Tec Systems, Inc. Population 19,987 16,791 8,807 4,966 3,692 Product/Service Medium security prison Retail Promotional /printing products Concrete products Juvenile detention center Bus transportation Government Pneumatic conveyors Total includes both full -time and part -time employees. Source: Telephone survey of individual employers, April 2010. Labor Force Data Anoka County Mpls. /St. Paul MSA State of Minnesota March 2010 Civilian Unemployment Labor Force Rate 192,571 1,854,129 2,972,731 8.6% 7.8 8.2 Increase 19.0% 90.7 77.3 34.5 Approximate Number of Employees 500 271 190 179 149* 120 74 56 March 2009 Civilian Unemployment Labor Force Rate 191,587 1,842,718 2,950,587 9.4% 8.4 8.9 Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. 2010 data are preliminary.