Document - Historical information/data - City of Eagan Regional Overview - 5/6/1988 CityEaganof
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County: Dakota Distance from Minneapolis/St. Paul : 10 miles S
Region: 11 Distance from Duluth: 140 miles S
Population
Source of Estimate: Metropolitan Council
Year City County SMSA*
1960 Census 31382 78,303 11535,297
1970 Census 10,398 139,808 11874,612
1980 Census 20,700 194,279 1,9851873
1987 Estimate 39,225 241,594 21153,533
Industry
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Major Employers Products/Service Employees Union Union
Unisys Computer Services 51000 - -
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of MN Insurance 11800 - -
Northwest Airlines Airline 11000 - -
West Publishing Books Warehouse 11000 - -
Coca Cola Company Beverage Distr. 800 - 57
U. S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Service 615 - -
UPS Distribution Center 500 - -
American Fruit & Produce Fresh/Frozen Produce 300 - 50
Lull Engineering Company Manufacturing 200 - 75
MSA Computer Software 175 - -
3M Corp. Sales Division 166 - -
Gresser, Inc. Construction 160 - -
Employment`
Labor Survey Date: 1987 annual avg. nonagricultural wage and salary employment
Type of Employment Number Employed
Manufacturing 253,700 Available in Labor Force: 1,346,861
Non-Manufacturing 17027,500 Annual Average Unemployment: 4.4
Total Employment 192819200
Notes: The 1,281,200 figure is total nonag. wage and salary jobs (Mpls/St. Paul SMSA)
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Manufacturing Occupations in Area* (Production and Clerical)
Occupation or Job Title Median Wage
Tool and Die Maker $ 14.92 /hr.
Machinist, Maintenance $ 14.41 /hr.
Welder $ 11 .73 /hr.
Punch Press Operator $ 10.55 /hr.
Combination Machine Tool Oper. $ 10.34 /hr.
Electronics Assembler $ 9.40 /hr.
Assembler, Exc. Electronic $ 9.13 /hr.
Secretary II $ 8.87 /hr.
Source of Data: 1987 Minnesota Salary Survey
Transportation
Rail Lines: Soo Line Railroad
Frequency: unlimited
Reciprocal Switching: yes Distance to Main Line: 16 miles
Piggy-back Service: yes Passenger Service: in St. Paul
Truck Lines: * 27 headquartered in metro area; over 100 first class carriers
Terminals: *60
Airports: *12 Commercial Service: yes Charter Service: yes Jet Service: yes
Nearest: Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airlines: * 12 Nat'l ./Int'l . ; 8 local/regional ; 10 air cargo; 20 charter
Navigation Aids: * all FAA aids for international airport
Runway: * 10,000 feet concrete Distance to CBD: 10 miles
Bus - Inter City: * Greyhound, Jefferson, Zephyr
Intra City: MTC
Navigable Water: yes Depth: 9 feet
Highways - Interstate: I-35E and I-494
Federal : - State: 55, 49, 13, 3 & 77
Load Limits: 9 ton
Commercial/Industrial Taxes Payable - 1988
Minnesota real estate taxes are based on market value, construed to be the price
that a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller in a free market. A two-step
formula is used: 1. The first $60,000 of market value times 28% plus the remaining
market value times 43% equals assessed valuation. 2. Assessed valuation times
the total mill rate equals property taxes payable.
Municipal Rate $ 19.417 /$1000/Assessed value
County Rate $ 23.990 /$1000/Assessed value
School Rate $ 60.542 /$1000/Assessed value
Misc. Rate $ 4.027 /$1000/Assessed value
Total Rate $ 107.976 /$1000/Assessed value
Government
Organization: mayor council and city administrator
Department Regular Employees: Part Time Employees:
Fire Department 0 105 volunteers
Police 54 0
Sheriff 0 0
City 91 0
Refuse Service: private Master Plan: yes
Insurance Rating: 5 Annual Budget: $ 24,412,229
Industrial Plans Approved by: Advisory Planning Comm. & City Council
Utilities 19 .2 0
Municipal Water Source: wells Storage Capacity: 11,500,000 gallons
Pumping Capacity: 11,850 G/M Total Tapwater Hardness: - PPM
Average Demand: 5,000,000 G/D Peak Demand: 13,000,000 G/D
Industrial Water Rate: $17.85 per quarter up to 15,000 gallons and $.77 per 1,000
gallons for all usage over 15,000 gallons.
Sewer Service: Metropolitan Waste Control Commission
Capacity of sewage treatment plant: - G/D
Average demand: 2,500,000 G/D Peak demand: 3,960,000 G/D
Sewer Use Charge: $18.75 per quarter up to 15,000 gallons; $1 .15/1,000 gallons
thereafter.
Electric Service: Dakota Electric Assn. ; Northern States Power 612/459-7977
Telephone: 612/463-7134
Gas Service: Peoples Natural Gas; Minnegasco 612/437-4179
Telephone: 612/454-6080
Telephone Service: Northwestern Bell
Community Services
* 201 hotels/motels and 21,586 rooms
Hotels: - Total Rooms: - Motels: - Total Units: -
Hospital Beds: *10,291 Nursing Home Beds: *19,124
Doctors: *31405 Dentists: *11681
Nearest Hospital : 35 in metro area
Churches: Protestant: 8 Catholic: 2 Jewish: 0 Other: 0
Main Cultural Attractions & Festivals*
4th of July Celebration, MN Zoo, MN Orchestra, Guthrie, Aquatennial , Winter
Carnival , Mpls. Inst. of Art, Walker Art Center, State Fair, Ordway Music
Theatre, Canterbury Downs Racetrack, etc.
Newspapers: *3 daily *44 weekly Radio stations: *20 AM *15 FM
Meeting Facilities: Total : 3 Capacity of 3 largest: 200 - -
Retail Sales: County: $1,631,502,389 (1986) City: $97,769,346 (1986)
Per capita income: County: $ 15,169 (1984)
Financial Institutions and Deposits:
Minnesota Bank of Eagan; Signal Hills Bank; First Bank of Eagan; Norwest
Bank; Dakota County State Bank
*171 banks and 146 saving and loan branch offices; 6 home offices
Post Office: first class Express Mail Service: yes
Service Organizations:
Lions, Jaycees, Athletic Association, MN Valley Exchange, Chamber of Commerce
Education
Schools Number Enrollment Grades Included
Elementary 6 31356 K-6
Junior high 4 11239 7-9
Senior high 4 11571 10-12
Parochial 7 21197 K-12
Private 0 0 0
Pupil to Teacher Ratio: Elementary: 25.0/1 High school : 21.0/1
%High school going to college: - % %College graduates: -
Nearest Area Vocational Training Institute: Seven Metropolitan Area TI's
TI training specialty:
Wide variety of courses, contact city or TI for listings Distance 6 miles
Nearest Community College: Inver Grove Heights & Distance 6 miles
Nearest University: * 4year; 19 colleges and universities Distance - miles
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Climate
Coldest Month: January Hottest Month: July
Mean Daily Max: 22 degrees F Mean Daily Max: 83 degrees F
Mean Daily Min: 2 degrees F Mean Daily Min: 60 degrees F
No. of Days Between Killing Frosts: 167 No. of Days Above 90 Degrees: 14
Average Annual Snowfall : 42 inches Average Annual Precip. : 24 inches
Industrial Sites
Site: Eagandale Center Ind. Park Site: Sibley Industrial Park
Acres Available: 200 acres Acres Available: 25 acres
Site Owner: OPUS Corp. Site Owner: Diversified
Option Held by Development Group: yes Option Held by Development Group: no
Site Zoned: yes In City Limits: yes Site Zoned: yes In City Limits: yes
If not in city, - miles from city If not in city, - miles from city
Services at Site: Services At Site:
rail sanitary sewer rail sanitary sewer
electricity storm sewer electricity storm sewer
gas curb and gutter gas curb and gutter
treated water paved roads treated water paved roads
Location Services
Local Development Corporation: None
Chamber of Commerce Manager: Yes
Community Contacts
Thomas L . Hedges Dan Aberg
City Administrator Eagan Chamber of Commerce
City of Eagan 1301 Corporate Center Drive #116
3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55121
Eagan, MN 55122 612/452-9872
612/454-8100
Incentives:
Additional industrial sites: Gopher-Eagan Industrial Park, 274 acres, owned by
Gopher Smelting, all services available and Cedar Industrial Park, 80 acres, owned
by J. E. Parranto, Inc. , all services available except rail .
Remarks:
Minnesota Department of Trade & Economic Development Senate district: 38
Business Promotion Division House district: 38b
900 American Center Building
150 East Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul , Minnesota 55101 (612) 296-5022 Prepared: 05/06/1988