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HISTORY In 1844, French-Canadian settler Benjamin Gervais moved north from St. Paul, MN to claim land in order to build the first Grist Mill in Minnesota that was independent from the government. Today, the large lake on the east side of Little Canada bears his name (Lake Gervais), and the former Grist Mill turned City Park is recognized as the birthplace of the city. Little Canada began as the township of New Canada in 1858. In the 1950's the township was threatened by the suburban sprawl of the ensuing larger communities that were formed, such as Maplewood, MN . In 1953, the city leaders came together and established the village of Little Canada. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 11.6 Km&2 (4.5 Mi&2 ). 10.4 km&2 (4.0 mi&2) of it is land and 1.2 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 10.51% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 9,771 people, 4,375 households, and 2,393 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 943.2/km&2 (2,445.8/mi&2). There were 4,471 housing units at an average density of 431.6/km&2 (1,119.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.38% White , 4.20% African American , 0.58% Native American , 6.68% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.90% from Other Races , and 2.25% from two or more races. 2.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,375 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were Married Couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $46,609, and the median income for a family was $61,082. Males had a median income of $41,205 versus $31,689 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $25,624. 5.5% of the population and 4.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and 3.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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