Editing New Brighton, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''New Brighton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|aɪ|t|ən}} {{respell|BRY|tən}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> is a city in [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. It is a suburb of the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]]. The population was 23,454 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/New_Brighton_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2745430 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
In the mid 18th century, [[Mdewakanton]] [[Sioux|Dakota]] tribes lived in the vicinity of New Brighton's [[marsh]]y [[lake]]s, harvesting [[wild rice]]. The Dakota eventually settled a village near Long Lake at [[Rice Creek (Mississippi River)|Rice Creek]] and a smaller encampment just east of Silver Lake Road on 3rd Street NW. Immigrants from [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]] and [[France]] settled a small village in 1858 that included a general store, a school, and a mission church. As railroads were established in the area, millers in [[Minneapolis]] formed the Minneapolis Stockyards and Packing Company in 1888. The company supplied home, agriculture, and business needs. The venture included Minneapolis figures such as streetcar magnate [[Thomas Lowry]], flour millers [[John Sargent Pillsbury]], Senator [[William D. Washburn]], ex-Minneapolis Mayor W.H. Eustis, and industrialist W.H. Dunwoody. As the village grew in prominence, it was incorporated on January 20, 1891.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.new-brighton.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC=%7B2790088B-DA5F-4FAC-955D-4A608A855E2F%7D |title=New Brighton City History |publisher=City of New Brighton |year=2006}}</ref> The city was given the name New Brighton after Brighton, Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham |first=Warren |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |year=1920 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n456 437]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.new-brighton.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC=%7B2790088B-DA5F-4FAC-955D-4A608A855E2F%7D |title=New Brighton -- City History |website=www.ci.new-brighton.mn.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923152237/http://www.ci.new-brighton.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC={2790088B-DA5F-4FAC-955D-4A608A855E2F} |archive-date=September 23, 2006}}</ref> Each August, a city festival, Stockyard Days, celebrates this heritage at Long Lake Park.

As the streetcar system expanded in the early 20th century, immigrant and first-generation groups from [[Eastern Europe]] and [[Germany]] began moving outward from [[Northeast Minneapolis]]. New Brighton and St. Anthony residents also continue to celebrate this ethnic heritage with an annual ''Polka Dance Party'' which began in 1892.

In the 1920s, a local farmer said he heard a rumor that bootleggers had buried gold bars along Long Lake's eastern shore. The rumor spread and launched a mini "gold rush" along Long Lake to find the treasure.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|7.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref> [[Rice Creek (Mississippi River)|Rice Creek]] flows through the northern part of the city.<ref>''King's Twin Cities Metro Street Atlas '04.''  Minneapolis: The Lawrence Group. 2004. {{ISBN|1-58301-215-X}}.</ref>

[[File:Interstate 35W - New Brighton, MN - panoramio (10).jpg|thumb|Interstate 35W|left]]New Brighton is at the intersection of Interstate Highways [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|35W]] and [[Interstate 694|694]]. It is geographically incongruent. From north to south it is not even, and east to west it is even in only a few places. A piece of the city sits on the east side of Interstate 35W isolated from the rest of the city.

Nearby places include [[Arden Hills, Minnesota|Arden Hills]], [[Shoreview, Minnesota|Shoreview]], [[Roseville, Minnesota|Roseville]], [[Saint Anthony Village, Minnesota|Saint Anthony Village]], [[Columbia Heights, Minnesota|Columbia Heights]], [[Fridley, Minnesota|Fridley]], [[Mounds View, Minnesota|Mounds View]], and [[Minneapolis]].

New Brighton is part of east–central Minnesota's glacial plain sandpile, which was flattened by glaciers during the [[Glacial history of Minnesota|most recent glacial advance]]. During the [[last glacial period]], massive ice sheets at least {{convert|0.62|mi|km|sigfig=1}} thick ravaged the landscape of the town and sculpted its current terrain, which can be easily seen in Long Lake Regional Park.<ref name="MNGeog">{{cite book|last=Ojakangas |first=Richard W. |author2=Charles L. Matsch |others=Illus. Dan Breedy |title=Minnesota's Geology |year=1982 |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |isbn=0-8166-0953-5}}</ref> The [[Wisconsin glaciation]] left 12,000 years ago.<ref name="MNGeog"/> These glaciers covered all of Minnesota except the far southeast, an area characterized by steep hills and streams that cut into the [[bedrock]]. Since New Brighton's landscape is still recovering from the weight of the glaciers and going through [[post-glacial rebound]] and the turmoil this created, the landscape is poorly drained, which has created the numerous lakes and rivers in the city. Long Lake itself is the remnants of the glaciers, as it was a chunk of ice that was left behind, melted, and created the lake in the hole it occupied.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 355
|1900= 350
|1910= 375
|1920= 368
|1930= 500
|1940= 658
|1950= 2218
|1960= 6448
|1970= 19507
|1980= 23269
|1990= 22207
|2000= 22206
|2010= 21456
|2020= 23454
|estyear=2022
|estimate=22413
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=November 24, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 24, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 21,456 people, 8,915 households, and 5,731 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3321.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 9,479 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1467.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.2% of the population.

There were 8,915 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 40.7 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 22,206 people, 9,013 households, and 5,903 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,343.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,121 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,373.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 9,013 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,856, and the median income for a family was $68,724. Males had a median income of $45,291 versus $32,021 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $27,574. About 3.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
New Brighton has a council/manager form of government. The City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at New Brighton City Hall. Meetings are open to the public and are televised live on New Brighton's [[Government-access television]] (GATV) [[cable TV]] channel 16.

==Education==
Four public schools are in New Brighton: Bel Air Elementary School, Sunnyside Elementary, Highview Middle School, and [[Irondale High School]]; additionally, until 2005, when it was converted into a community education center, there was a fifth public school in New Brighton: Pike Lake Kindergarten Center, now known as Pike Lake Education Center. All these schools are part of the [[Mounds View Public Schools]] (District 621).

Nearby private high schools attended by residents include [[Totino-Grace High School|Totino-Grace]] in [[Fridley, MN|Fridley]], [[Minnehaha Academy]] in [[Minneapolis]], and [[Breck School]] in [[Golden Valley, Minnesota|Golden Valley]]. High school students in a portion of eastern New Brighton attend nearby Mounds View High School. A small fraction of New Brighton students attend Wilshire Park Elementary and Saint Anthony Village Middle and [[St. Anthony Village High School|High Schools]] in nearby [[Saint Anthony Village, Minnesota|Saint Anthony Village]], as part of New Brighton is served by [[St. Anthony-New Brighton School District|ISD 282]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.newbrightonmn.gov/ City of New Brighton -- Official Website]

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