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Mitigation Plan Introduction <br />Spring Park fronts West Arm Bay, Black Lake, and Spring Park Bay. As <br />of the census of 2000, there were 1,717 people in Spring Park, MN. <br />St. Anthony <br />St. Anthony is located in both Ramsey and Hennepin counties. The City is a "first -ring" suburb <br />of Minneapolis and as such is part of the metropolitan area. It is located 5 miles northeast of <br />downtown Minneapolis and eight miles northwest of downtown St. Paul. <br />The population was 8,012 during the 2000 census. About 6,000 residents <br />live in the large Hennepin County part of the city, with about 2,000 resi- <br />dents in the Ramsey County portion. St. Anthony was also the name of the <br />older twin city of Minneapolis, located across from downtown Minneapolis <br />on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Minneapolis and St. Anthony <br />merged in 1872. St. Anthony has a total area of 2.4 square miles and is <br />easily accessible via I -35W, 1-694, and Minnesota State Highway 10. <br />St. Bonifacius <br />St. Bonifacius is located about 25 miles west of Minneapolis and is cen- <br />tered around Minnesota State Highway 7 and County Road 92. The popu- <br />lation was 1,873 during the 2000 census and was estimated to be around <br />2,326 in 2006. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total <br />area of ] .I square miles. St. Bonifacius is completely surrounded by the <br />city of Mimretrista. <br />St. Louis Park <br />St. Louis Park is a "first -ring" city located immediately west of Minneapolis. The 1860s village <br />that became St. Louis Park was originally known as Elmwood, which today is a neighborhood <br />inside the city. St. Louis Park was incorporated into the Village of St. Louis Park on November <br />19, 1886. The name St. Louis Park was derived from the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway <br />that ran through the area. As of the 2000 census, St. Louis Park had a <br />population of 44,126 people and according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the <br />city has an area of 10.9 square miles. Interstate 394, U.S. Route 169, and <br />State Highways 7 and 100 are the four main transportation routes in the <br />city. <br />Page 31 <br />23 <br />