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Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota and the seat of Ramsey County. Along with Minneapolis, it occupies the center of the fifteen-county Twin Cities metropolitan statistical area. The city developed in the late nineteenth century through the efforts of railroad baron James Hill and religious leader Archbishop John Ireland. In addition to being a primary transportation and distribution hub, Saint Paul has gained a national reputation for its effective local government, attractive architecture, rich cultural environment, and quality of life. The combined cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are highly rated for their livability and rank among the country's best places for growing a business.
The City in Brief
| 1846 (incorporated, 1849) | |
| Mayor Randy Kelly (since 2002) | |
| 270,230 | |
| 272,235 | |
| 287,151 | |
| 280,404 | |
| 5.5% | |
| 54th | |
| 57th (State rank: 2nd) | |
| 59th (State rank: 2nd) | |
| 2,137,133 | |
| 2,538,776 | |
| 2,968,806 | |
| 19.6% | |
| 17th | |
| Not reported | |
| 16th | |
| 53 square miles (2000) | |
| 834 feet above sea level | |
| 44.7° F | |
| 26.36 inches | |
| Services, trade, manufacturing, government | |
| 4.2% (February 2005) | |
| $20,216 (1999) | |
| 17,308 | |
| University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Metropolitan State University, Macalester College, University of St. Thomas, College of St. Catherine, Hamline University, William Mitchell College of Law | |
| Saint Paul Pioneer Press |
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