Marital Status in Blaine, Minnesota (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Female Male
Minnesota
Blaine
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-23.294750%-28.431433%-23.294750%23%23.294750%5.283425%28.431433%6.460850%28.578175%29%5,6356,657-57.602315%-51.305592%-57.602315%58%57.602315%3.812642%51.305592%1.636400%61.414957%61%13,93413.9k14,30614.3k-8.641710%-3.776644%-9.938225%-2.338782%-12.418355%12%8.641710%9.938225%8.641710%9%3,0042,013-1.365158%-5.319422%-2.227501%-5.758468%-6.684580%7%1.365158%2.227501%1.365158%1%1,617318
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Female Male
Minnesota
Blaine
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-23.294750%-28.431433%-23.294750%23%23.294750%5.283425%28.431433%6.460850%28.578175%29%5,6356,657-56.560562%-49.572136%-56.560562%57%56.560562%3.776864%49.572136%1.401951%60.337426%60%13,68213.7k14,05514.1k-0.459346%-0.995801%-0.907802%-0.334496%-1.455147%1%0.459346%0.907802%0.459346%0%352107-1.041753%-1.733456%-1.041753%1%1.041753%0.035778%1.733456%0.234449%1.077531%1%252251-1.365158%-5.319422%-2.227501%-5.758468%-6.684580%7%1.365158%2.227501%1.365158%1%1,617318-8.182365%-2.780843%-9.030423%-2.004286%-10.963208%11%8.182365%9.030423%8.182365%8%2,6521,906
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.079%11.1%48.319%48.3%36.816%36.8%72.610%72.6%63.522%63.5%84.631%84.6%65.374%65.4%83.489%83.5%69.623%69.6%73.274%73.3%68.763%68.8%76.840%76.8%70.846%70.8%75.180%75.2%69.295%69.3%77.375%77.4%79.238%79.2%65.936%65.9%68.794%68.8%70.377%70.4%40.311%40.3%32.580%32.6%10.550%10.5%6.564%6.56%5.519%5.52%0.000%0%0.745%0.74%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.743%15.7%0.000%0%7.715%7.71%11.628%11.6%17.217%17.2%7.633%7.63%17.538%17.5%8.899%8.90%19.054%19.1%15.797%15.8%20.919%20.9%14.644%14.6%17.662%17.7%13.853%13.9%12.511%12.5%9.854%9.85%8.273%8.27%8.486%8.49%8.911%8.91%8.662%8.66%7.461%7.46%0.892%0.89%0.798%0.80%0.579%0.58%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.583%0.58%10.924%10.9%0.195%0.20%3.230%3.23%3.870%3.87%4.074%4.07%6.352%6.35%6.850%6.85%8.549%8.55%10.432%10.4%7.739%7.74%8.516%8.52%9.801%9.80%10.774%10.8%15.419%15.4%11.622%11.6%11.436%11.4%25.579%25.6%21.946%21.9%20.961%21.0%52.228%52.2%66.528%66.5%88.652%88.7%92.857%92.9%94.481%94.5%100.000%100%99.255%99.3%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.595%72.6%40.756%40.8%55.273%55.3%12.532%12.5%15.391%15.4%3.662%3.66%10.736%10.7%0.761%0.76%2.774%2.77%0.497%0.50%2.580%2.58%0.000%0%1.692%1.69%0.192%0.19%2.775%2.78%1.149%1.15%1.054%1.05%0.000%0%0.350%0.35%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Minnesota.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Blaine
Minnesota
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171539393,1022,5893,0063,6372,9873,3243,5783,3361,326221348
Count number of married in age cohort in Blaine

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Minnesota and Blaine
Blaine
Minnesota
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountBlack2White1Asian2White HispanicOther2Mixed2-18.980170%-2.549575%-10.538244%-50.887991%-3.579714%-11.162213%-32.067989%32%60.623229%7.308782%31.030561%3.339520%67.932011%68%1,765-24.782948%-0.775096%-9.980623%-28.703189%-0.784512%-10.307643%-35.538667%36%60.339230%4.122103%54.607044%5.597612%64.461333%64%39,73739.7k-32.104368%-0.879183%-5.558707%-39.332593%-1.666115%-5.301663%-38.542258%39%57.912649%3.545094%50.873642%2.825987%61.457742%61%3,526-26.067908%-8.214677%-8.762322%-43.877785%-2.636952%-8.060101%-43.044907%43%55.859803%1.095290%43.246015%2.179148%56.955093%57%913-42.468856%-10.305776%-47.683178%-2.967073%-10.073599%-52.774632%53%46.206116%-0.000000%1.019253%36.614454%2.661696%47.225368%47%883-55.151515%-5.909091%-58.030241%-1.727881%-8.622803%-61.060606%61%35.303030%-0.000000%3.636364%29.877145%1.741929%38.939394%39%660
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Blaine

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
34%43%51%60%68%77%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.6%8.9%13.2%17.5%21.8%26.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.5%7.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12.9%17.6%22.2%26.8%31.5%36.2%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Blaine

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20%32%44%56%67%80%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%8%14%20%25%31%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.2%15.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%17%23%30%37%44%
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Marital Status by Place in the Minneapolis Area

There are 229 places in the Minneapolis Area. This section compares Blaine to all of the places in the Minneapolis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blaine.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Blaine, selected other places in the Minneapolis Area, and entities that contain Blaine
0%20%40%60%Count#WoodlandElko New MarketWilsonDellwoodNorth OaksSunfish LakeMinnetonka BchMinnetristaVictoriaDeephavenStanchfieldGreenwoodCarverMedinaNew TrierIndependenceHanoverGrantCorcoranAftonDaytonAlbertvilleShorewoodGreenfieldElysianHeidelbergOtsegoPine SpringsScandiaClearwaterHager CityLakelandRogersBlaineShoreviewHugoAnokaHudsonNew AuburnMinnesotaWest North CentralMinneapolisCokatoBloomingtonMidwestHastingsBrooklyn ParkUnited StatesArlingtonOak Pk HtsSt. PaulMinneapolisBockRush CityHilltopVinelandWillernie76.719577%76.719577%77%290176.309795%76.309795%76%2,345275.454545%75.454545%75%166374.537988%74.537988%75%726473.976966%73.976966%74%3,019572.568093%72.568093%73%373672.544643%72.544643%73%325772.048976%72.048976%72%3,766871.995446%71.995446%72%4,427971.454027%71.454027%71%2,0051071.428571%71.428571%71%401171.168437%71.168437%71%4691270.593900%70.593900%71%2,1991370.527307%70.527307%71%2,9961469.620253%69.620253%70%551569.522241%69.522241%70%2,1101669.051960%69.051960%69%1,5151769.029747%69.029747%69%2,4831868.908123%68.908123%69%3,1051968.750000%68.750000%69%1,7272068.502754%68.502754%69%2,7362168.136020%68.136020%68%3,2462268.040541%68.040541%68%4,0282367.947020%67.947020%68%1,5392467.790262%67.790262%68%3622567.619048%67.619048%68%712666.828261%66.828261%67%7,4442766.573816%66.573816%67%2392866.270077%66.270077%66%2,2282965.895062%65.895062%66%8543065.566038%65.566038%66%1393362.970297%62.970297%63%9544961.102670%61.102670%61%5,6306659.472664%59.472664%59%28,24028.2k7758.852444%58.852444%59%12,81112.8k8255.851112%55.851112%56%6,1529854.582476%54.582476%55%148,639149k53.590588%53.590588%54%5,69411552.432432%52.432432%52%19413152.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M50.674732%50.674732%51%1,08914749.868141%49.868141%50%35,55035.6k15549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.881511%48.881511%49%8,98116348.311684%48.311684%48%28,97329.0k16948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.084337%46.084337%46%76518042.609916%42.609916%43%1,82219638.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k21234.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k22030.882353%30.882353%31%2122529.759217%29.759217%30%79122628.171091%28.171091%28%19122727.803379%27.803379%28%18122826.439791%26.439791%26%101229
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 229 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Minnesota

There are 903 places in Minnesota. This section compares Blaine to the 50 most populous places in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blaine. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 22,226.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Blaine, selected other places in Minnesota, and entities that contain Blaine
0%20%40%60%Count#ChanhassenPrior LakeMaple GroveLakevilleFarmingtonEden PrairieWoodburyAndoverSavageChamplinRamseyRosemountBlainePlymouthShoreviewEdinaChaskaCottage GroveApple ValleyElk RiverMinnetonkaEaganAnokaOwatonnaShakopeeMinnesotaRochesterWest North CentralMinneapolisNew BrightonInver Grv HtsCoon RapidsBurnsvilleWhite Bear LkBloomingtonMidwestHastingsMaplewoodBrooklyn ParkUnited StatesOakdaleRosevilleAustinFridleyRichfieldMoorheadFaribaultCrystalSt. Louis PkBrooklyn CtrDuluthSt. PaulSt. CloudWinonaMinneapolisMankato63.892472%63.892472%64%12,38312.4k163.818432%63.818432%64%12,07712.1k263.228384%63.228384%63%33,23633.2k362.759958%62.759958%63%28,48828.5k462.613715%62.613715%63%9,980562.070268%62.070268%62%31,21731.2k661.736505%61.736505%62%31,48531.5k761.377535%61.377535%61%15,25615.3k861.280678%61.280678%61%13,73313.7k960.525894%60.525894%61%11,32511.3k1059.867063%59.867063%60%11,88911.9k1159.757006%59.757006%60%10,42710.4k1259.472664%59.472664%59%28,24028.2k1359.221291%59.221291%59%36,04836.0k1458.852444%58.852444%59%12,81112.8k1558.207844%58.207844%58%23,46323.5k1657.551852%57.551852%58%11,01611.0k1757.326600%57.326600%57%15,77815.8k1856.945503%56.945503%57%23,16623.2k1956.851791%56.851791%57%10,38010.4k2055.608448%55.608448%56%24,06424.1k2155.602901%55.602901%56%29,36029.4k2254.582476%54.582476%55%148,639149k54.513940%54.513940%55%11,00811.0k2353.527154%53.527154%54%15,76015.8k2452.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.682510%51.682510%52%45,72345.7k2551.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M51.297871%51.297871%51%9,2292651.085913%51.085913%51%14,37214.4k2751.026329%51.026329%51%25,67925.7k2850.600531%50.600531%51%24,98325.0k2950.103164%50.103164%50%10,19910.2k3049.868141%49.868141%50%35,55035.6k3149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.881511%48.881511%49%8,9813248.383873%48.383873%48%15,49315.5k3348.311684%48.311684%48%28,97329.0k3448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.952962%47.952962%48%11,01011.0k3547.423584%47.423584%47%14,07214.1k3646.260781%46.260781%46%9,1183745.872302%45.872302%46%10,20210.2k3845.730407%45.730407%46%13,29213.3k3945.332190%45.332190%45%15,32515.3k4045.269550%45.269550%45%8,4984145.157646%45.157646%45%8,3934243.331744%43.331744%43%17,26917.3k4342.148973%42.148973%42%9,8464438.552470%38.552470%39%28,17828.2k4538.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k4636.698443%36.698443%37%20,28820.3k4734.851526%34.851526%35%8,5094834.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4933.425651%33.425651%33%11,70711.7k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Blaine to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blaine. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Blaine, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Blaine
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleBlaineOlatheOverland ParkAnokaSterling HtsMinnesotaRochesterWest North CentralDearbornMinneapolisAuroraElginMidwestSioux FallsUnited StatesJolietWichitaCedar RapidsLincolnIndependenceFort WayneOmahaDavenportTopekaWarrenGreen BayKenoshaDes MoinesSpringfieldKansas CityFargoRockfordPeoriaEvansvilleKansas CityIndianapolisSt. PaulMadisonColumbiaSpringfieldSouth BendColumbusGrand RapidsChicagoToledoAkronAnn ArborMinneapolisLansingMilwaukeeSt. LouisDaytonCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit61.513224%61.513224%62%70,49670.5k159.472664%59.472664%59%28,24028.2k58.380892%58.380892%58%58,51458.5k254.645675%54.645675%55%81,04581.0k354.582476%54.582476%55%148,639149k52.718032%52.718032%53%58,09058.1k452.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.682510%51.682510%52%45,72345.7k551.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.453715%51.453715%51%36,95237.0k651.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M50.044698%50.044698%50%75,01575.0k749.709732%49.709732%50%42,72842.7k849.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.258003%48.258003%48%63,82763.8k948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.017098%47.017098%47%52,96153.0k1046.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k1146.926723%46.926723%47%49,10649.1k1245.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k1345.106661%45.106661%45%42,77642.8k1444.887773%44.887773%45%91,73491.7k1544.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1644.356789%44.356789%44%36,32236.3k1743.918641%43.918641%44%44,89144.9k1843.342243%43.342243%43%47,67347.7k1942.753606%42.753606%43%35,45335.5k2042.350792%42.350792%42%33,14533.1k2141.807960%41.807960%42%69,97970.0k2241.611134%41.611134%42%39,52639.5k2341.257350%41.257350%41%46,87046.9k2440.918685%40.918685%41%39,35639.4k2540.199285%40.199285%40%47,32347.3k2640.061360%40.061360%40%36,56236.6k2739.912742%39.912742%40%39,06339.1k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2938.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3038.434697%38.434697%38%89,54989.5k3138.016793%38.016793%38%79,77979.8k3237.720988%37.720988%38%37,21137.2k3336.861011%36.861011%37%51,51451.5k3436.650599%36.650599%37%28,28428.3k3536.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3636.138338%36.138338%36%55,67455.7k3734.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3834.263033%34.263033%34%77,25877.3k3934.246812%34.246812%34%55,61155.6k4034.182653%34.182653%34%35,72635.7k4134.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4233.703380%33.703380%34%30,81530.8k4330.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4428.610312%28.610312%29%74,84274.8k4528.095242%28.095242%28%32,24832.2k4627.737366%27.737366%28%66,88266.9k4725.754990%25.754990%26%19,92219.9k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Blaine to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blaine. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Blaine, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Blaine
0%20%40%Count#BlaineAnokaMinnesotaWest North CentralMinneapolisSan JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchMidwestUnited StatesMesaWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit59.472664%59.472664%59%28,24028.2k54.582476%54.582476%55%148,639149k52.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Blaine aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Minnesota
Counties:
Anoka, Ramsey
Metro Area:
Minneapolis Area
ZIP Codes:
55014, 55434, 55448, 55449
Unified School Districts:
Anoka-Hennepin, Centennial, Mounds View, Spring Lake Park
Congressional Districts:
MN-4, MN-6
State Senate Districts:
MN-37, MN-38, MN-42
State House Districts:
MN-37A, MN-37B, MN-38A, MN-42A
Neighboring Cities:
Andover, Circle Pines, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Fridley, Ham Lake, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Mounds View, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park
Nearby Cities:
Anoka, Arden Hills, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Centerville, Champlin, Columbia Heights, Hilltop, New Brighton, North Oaks