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Thread #56594 Message #890599
Posted By: Burke
14-Feb-03 - 05:28 PM
Thread Name: Garrison Keillor the bad singer who ..
Subject: RE: Garrison Keillor the bad singer who ..
What's really crazy is taking this road that's a dead end about 2 blocks long and sticking any kind of number on it, not to mention 150th. It makes as much sense as the all those Xenia's out on the western fringe that don't link up either.
Lepus, Thanks for the links and the info. Is Brooklyn Park the Hennepin part of the Hennepin/Anoka district?
I looked back at the City County Data books that have the population statistics. Neither Bloomington or Brooklyn Park counted as 'urban centers' in 1950. Meaning <2500. Most of the centers that counted apart from Mpls. & St. Paul were <10 square miles in area. In 1960 Bloomington with 37 sq. mi. was 50,500; Brooklyn Park with 26 sq.mi. was 10,200.
Makes you think about how things like rural, urban, suburban are defined. I found more interesting comparisons but have to run.