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34-1071: Independent School District 194 is a state and nationally recognized K-12 public school district located in Lakeville , Minnesota . Also known as the Lakeville School District, District 194 serves approximately 11,084 students in grades Early Childhood-12 and is one of the fastest growing school districts in Minnesota. The district boundary covers 86 square miles (220 km) and includes Lakeville , Elko New Market , part of Burnsville and rural Credit River , Eureka and New Market townships. District 194 has eight elementary schools (grades K-5), three middle schools (grades 6–8), and two high schools (grades 9–12). District 194 offers preschool, ECFE, before and after school care, and general youth and adult classes through Community Education . There are 14 schools in ISD194 excluding link12. The District also has

68-506: A male householder with no wife present, and 18.9% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.32. The median age in the city was 34.8 years. 31.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 5.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

102-690: A mining-specific boomtown into three categories: The initial increasing population in Perth, Western Australia , Australia (considered to be a modern-day boomtown) gave rise to overcrowding of residential accommodation as well as squatter populations. "The real future of Perth is not in Perth's hands but in Melbourne (and London) where Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton run their organizations", indicating that some boomtowns' growth and sustainability are controlled by an outside entity. Boomtowns are typically extremely dependent on

136-676: A passenger rail line through the community on the MN and S Subdivision. Boomtown Early boomtowns, such as Leeds , Liverpool , and Manchester , experienced a dramatic surge in population and economic activity during the Industrial Revolution at the turn of the 19th century. In pre-industrial England these towns had been relative backwaters, compared to the more important market towns of Bristol , Norwich , and York , but they soon became major urban and industrial centres. Although these boomtowns did not directly owe their sudden growth to

170-421: A picnic area, shore fishing, playground equipment, and volleyball courts. Valley Lake Beach includes playground equipment, a picnic area, a walking trail around the lake, a fishing pier and seasonal restrooms. The city of Lakeville is governed by a five-member city council, including a mayor. A city administrator runs day-to-day municipal operations. A professional police force and volunteer fire department protect

204-749: A state certified online school called LinK12 Lakeville that educates students in grades K-12 from all across the state. Both District 194 high schools compete in the South Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League . There are 3 middle schools in the Lakeville Area Middle Schools, all of which compete in the National Geographic GeoBee . All are found at Crystal Lake Education Center This Minnesota school-related article

238-613: A vast number of workers, and Johannesburg in South Africa , based on the gold and diamond trade. Boomtowns are typically characterized as "overnight expansions" in both population and money, as people stream into the community for mining prospects, high-paying jobs, attractive amenities or climate, or other opportunities. Typically, newcomers are drawn by high salaries or the prospect of "striking it rich" in mining; meanwhile, numerous indirect businesses develop to cater to workers often eager to spend their large paychecks. Often, boomtowns are

272-552: Is 38 years old. The population is 51% male, and 49% female. [2] The median income for a household in the city $ 119,970, and the median income for a family was $ 129,069 as of 2023. Males had a median income of $ 65,474 versus $ 40,263 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 52,634. About 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. [3] Airlake Industrial Park, developed by Maynard Johnson with colleagues at Bloomington-based Hitchcock Industries,

306-537: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville / ˈ l eɪ k v ɪ l / is an exurb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul , and the largest city in Dakota County, Minnesota , United States. It is about 20 miles (32 km) south of both downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul along Interstate 35 . Lakeville was once a flourishing milling center; its agriculture industry and other major industries are still in operation. It

340-422: Is classified as warm-summer humid continental with features of a hot-summer humid continental ( Köppen Dfa). As of the census of 2010, there were 55,954 people, 18,683 households, and 15,158 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,551.7 inhabitants per square mile (599.1/km ). There were 19,456 housing units at an average density of 539.5 per square mile (208.3/km ). The racial makeup of

374-577: Is directly served by Interstate 35 , as well as Cedar Avenue / MN 77 to the east. Before its abandonment in 1970, the Milwaukee Road 's Hastings and Dakota Subdivision ran through the center of Lakeville and served various industries. Short-line railroad Progressive Rail is based in Lakeville, and owns the right-of-way of the MN&;S Subdivision between Lakeville and Northfield. Between Lakeville and Savage

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408-402: Is home to as many as 200 companies and an estimated 4,500 employees. The 1,500-acre park, one of the state's largest contiguous industrial parks, has attracted companies ranging from start-ups to large corporations. Airlake Industrial Park was a contrived name: "air" represented the airport that Hitchcock Industries built on the grounds and "lake" signified Lake Marion. Lakeville is served by

442-563: Is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Twin Cities area. The population was 69,490 at the 2020 census , making it Minnesota's tenth-most populous city. Lakeville first became notable in 1910 when Marion Savage built the Dan Patch Railroad Line to serve his Antlers Amusement Park. While many of Lakeville's workers commute to Minneapolis, St. Paul, and more central suburbs like Bloomington, Lakeville has had major industry since

476-613: The Dan Patch racing horse and the park's popularity, the lake was renamed Lake Marion, and the rail line serving the park was named the Dan Patch Railroad Line. With the mostly rural landscape, early settlers were farmers. A high proportion were Scandinavian. Other ethnic groups included Irish, Scots, and English, each of whom had spread out from Hamilton Landing and Burnsville . In Karen Miller's diary from 1840 to 1895, Danes reportedly outnumbered Norwegians; travel to Minneapolis

510-551: The EU did Trieste return to the economic center of Europe. In the mid-19th century, boomtowns that were based on natural resources began to proliferate as companies and individuals discovered new mining prospects across the world. The California Gold Rush of the Western United States stimulated numerous boomtowns in that period, as settlements seemed to spring up overnight in the river valleys, mountains, and deserts around what

544-580: The Minnesota House , Lakeville is represented by District 57A Representative Jon Koznick and District 57B Representative Jeff Witte . Lakeville is served by three different school districts, whose boundaries were determined when the community was largely agricultural. Today Independent School District 196 (" Rosemount - Apple Valley - Eagan ") and Farmington School District 192 serve parts of northern and eastern Lakeville. Most Lakeville households are served by Lakeville Area School District 194 . In 2005,

578-666: The 1960s—including the Airlake Industrial Park, which is served by Airlake Airport , a regional reliever airport. A military road was constructed between Fort Snelling and forts to the south. In 1855, J. J. Brackett, a Saint Paul lumber baron and mail carrier using the road, platted a site halfway between Saint Paul and Saint Peter on a lake he named Prairie Lake. The village was established as Lakeville Township in 1858. Notoriety came when Colonel Marion Savage expanded his entertainment business by constructing Antlers Amusement Park in 1910. Riding on fame from his success with

612-1151: The Airlake Airport, which has a single runway with an ILS approach. The Metropolitan Airports Commission manages the airport as a reliever facility to draw general aviation traffic. The FAA operates the Minneapolis ARTCC (air route traffic control center) in Farmington, several miles from the airport. This center provides traffic control services for Minnesota and surrounding states. Large farms are still in operation, deriving most of their revenue from corn, soybeans, and dairy cattle. Post Consumer Brands has had its headquarters in Lakeville since 2015. Lakeville has many recreational opportunities. As of 2020, it has 3,021 acres of parks, recreation and preserves. The Parks & Recreation Department maintains 62 public properties, including neighborhood and community parks, athletic fields, playgrounds, greenways, trails, tennis courts, skating rinks, picnic areas, conservation areas, nature areas, several public fishing areas, swimming beaches,

646-556: The City's Central Maintenance Facility, Senior Center, and the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Notable parks include Ritter Farm Park, North Park, Antlers Park, King Park, Valley Lake Park, and Aronson Park, which features a Veterans Memorial. Antlers Park features a large swimming beach with volleyball courts, baseball diamonds, a playground area, water equipment, a picnic area, a fishing pier, and horseshoe pits. Orchard Lake Beach has

680-643: The Lakeville School District opened its second high school, Lakeville South . Some students attend public schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute. Lakeville North was a Blue Ribbon school of excellence in 2009. Each high school has nearly 2,000 students. There are eight public elementary schools and three public middle schools. Century Middle School students go on to attend Lakeville North , McGuire Middle School students go on to attend Lakeville South , and Kenwood Middle School students attend either, depending on their neighborhood of residence. Lakeville

714-502: The MN&S Subdivision is owned by Canadian Pacific Railway , but it has been out of service since the 1990s. In 2009 Progressive Rail began using a segment of the out-of-service tracks for railcar storage, causing local controversy. The Dan Patch Corridor would go through Lakeville, but has been banned from discussion and funding by the Minnesota State Legislature since 2002. The City of Lakeville opposes public funding of

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748-634: The Mississippi River at the Wisconsin border. Much of Lakeville drains into the Vermillion River watershed. North Creek, a major tributary of the Vermillion, begins its flow in northern Lakeville and flows eastward to meet the Vermillion near downtown Farmington just east of Lakeville. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has designated the Vermillion River as a trout stream. Lakeville's climate

782-574: The city was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. As of the census of 2020, there were 74,553 people, 27,263 households, and 17,526 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,192.4 inhabitants per square mile (460.4/km ). There were 13,799 housing units at an average density of 381.5 per square mile (147.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 81.7% White , 4.5% African American , 0.4% Native American , 6.0% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.76% from other races , and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3% of

816-420: The city was 89.3% White , 2.5% African American , 0.4% Native American , 4.1% Asian , 1.2% from other races , and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. There were 18,683 households, of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had

850-542: The city's residents. The city operates a large parks department that includes a senior center, an entertainment center, dozens of various neighborhood and community parks, and many miles of multipurpose trails. Luke Hellier is the mayor. The city is in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district , represented since 2019 by Angie Craig . Lakeville is represented in the Minnesota Senate by District 57 Senator Zach Duckworth . In

884-564: The discovery of a local natural resource, the factories were set up there to take advantage of the excellent Midlands infrastructure and the availability of large seams of cheap coal for fuel. Another typical boom town is Trieste in Italy. In the 19th century the free port and the opening of the Suez Canal began an extremely strong economic development. At the beginning of the First World War,

918-627: The early 20th century and was redeveloped in the 21st century into typical suburban retail. Since it was a semi-autonomous village within Lakeville Township before the city's incorporation, it continues to appear today on maps as Argonne. A branch of the Vermillion River flows through Lakeville. Its headwaters are just west of the city limits in Credit River Township , and it flows eastward across Dakota County until it empties into

952-583: The early 21st century, housing and population increases were due to rising land costs in the metropolitan area, causing Lakeville to become a boomtown . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 37.83 square miles (97.98 km ), of which 36.06 square miles (93.39 km ) is land and 1.77 square miles (4.58 km ) is water. Lakeville includes the Argonne Farms post-World War I settlement project, which failed in

986-510: The former fishing village with a deep-water port, which used to be small but geographically centrally located, was the third largest city of the Habsburg monarchy . Due to the many new borders, World War II and the Cold War, the city was completely isolated, abandoned and shrank for a long time. The handling of goods in the port and property prices fell sharply. Only when the surrounding countries joined

1020-482: The population. There are 27,263 households, out of which 56.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75% were married couples living together, 10% were female only owned, and 11% were non-families. The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city the population is currently 74,551, with 31% under the age of 19, 7% from 20 to 29, 31% from 30 to 49, 24% from 50 to 69, and 7% who were 70 years of age or older. The median age

1054-430: The single activity or resource that is causing the boom (e.g., one or more nearby mines, mills, or resorts), and when the resources are depleted or the resource economy undergoes a "bust" (e.g., catastrophic resource price collapse), boomtowns can often decrease in size as fast as they initially grew. Sometimes, all or nearly the entire population can desert the town, resulting in a ghost town . This can also take place on

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1088-465: The site of both economic prosperity and social disruption , as the local culture and infrastructure , if any, struggles to accommodate the waves of new residents. General problems associated with this fast growth can include: doctor shortages, inadequate medical and/or educational facilities, housing shortages, sewage disposal problems, and a lack of recreational activities for new residents. The University of Denver separates problems associated with

1122-499: Was not uncommon for the rural township. Enggren's Grocery was a downtown staple from 1900 until it closed in 2006. Lakeville's development later in the 20th century followed a typical pattern for outer-ring Twin Cities suburbs. The town was officially incorporated as the City of Lakeville in 1967. It remained primarily agricultural, as postwar development did not immediately absorb Lakeville (and Interstate 35 had not yet been completed). In

1156-451: Was thought to be valuable gold mining country. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, boomtowns called mill towns would quickly arise due to sudden expansions in the timber industry; they tended to last the decade or so it took to clearcut nearby forests. Modern-day examples of resource-generated boomtowns include Fort McMurray in Canada , as the extraction of nearby oilsands requires

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