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Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context
CHAPTER 2: COMMUNITY CONTEXT
ROSEMOUNT HISTORY
EARLY HISTORY
The first settler of European ancestry was William Strathen, who arrived in the Rich Valley area of
Rosemount in 1853 and claimed land within the northeast quarter of Section 13, which is located by
the present day Flint Hills Refinery. Other settlers followed. The first religious service was
conducted in 1854 by Reverend Kidder. Andrew Keegan, a surveyor, became the first postmaster in
1855. In 1857, the Rich Valley post office was established, with C.H. Carr serving as postmaster.
In 1858, the Board of County Commissioners officially designated Township 115 North, Range 19
West (the portion of the present City located west of US Highway 52) by the name Rosemount.
The portion of the present City east of US Highway 52 was annexed by an act of legislation in 1871.
The name Rosemount was chosen to honor a village in Ireland. A small school was also constructed
in 1858.
In the 1860’s, 52 men from the township served in the Civil War. The Village of Rosemount was
formally platted in 1866 by James A. Case and in 1867 the first grain elevator was constructed by the
railroad.
The Village of Rosemount was incorporated in 1875 and the first town hall was constructed a year
later.
The 1880’s saw the Village of Rosemount became a viable business area. Many businesses opened
and two-story brick buildings were built. In 1881, Rosemount erected the first gas street lamps in
the Downtown area.
The first school district building was built is 1896 and
taught grades 1 through 8. In 1918, the first high
school was built and taught grades 1 through 12. In
1922, the school had 50 high school students and
began a football program. The high school building
still exists today and is a part of the Rosemount
Middle School complex on the northwest corner of
rd
143 Street West and South Robert Trail. Dakota
County Technical College opened 1970, with the first
graduating class in 1971.
20TH CENTURY
With World War II in full swing, the War Department of the federal government, in 1942, acquired
11,500 acres of farmland within Rosemount and Empire Township for the construction of the
Gopher Ordnance Works. The plant was built to produce white smokeless gunpowder.
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At the end of the war, the government found the ordnance work unnecessary and sold some of the
property to farmers, but the majority of the property was sold to the University of Minnesota for
research. The property is currently called UMore Park, and is still owned and managed by the
University. In 2013, the University completed planning work for the property that culminated in the
preparation of an environmental review of various development options for the site. To date there
has been no development approved for the property; however, the City’s future land use map has
been updated to guide some of the northern portions of the site in a manner consistent with the
environmental review. The future land uses within UMore will be tracked separately for purposes of
determining consistency with the City’s 2040 System Statement.
Starting in 2012, the City recently approved several long-term interim uses on the land to allow
mineral and gravel extraction and ancillary uses over a large portion of the site. These uses will be
staged so that the northern portions of the property can be developed while the extraction uses
continue on the southern portion of the site.
As a municipality at the edge of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Rosemount has continued to see
strong interest in residential construction as development has spread out from the central cities of
Minneapolis and St. Paul. Its close proximity to goods and services within the region, excellent
school system, and plentiful job opportunities have driven demand for housing that has been
relatively constant over the last several decades. This growth has occurred while large areas within
Rosemount have remained rural in character.
ROSEMOUNT BUSINESSES
Rosemount has a long and successful business history. The First State Bank of Rosemount was
granted a charter in 1909. Rosemount Engineering was established in 1955 as a result of the
aeronautical research conducted at the University research facilities. Rosemount Engineering first
made total temperature sensors and eventually additional aeronautical components. Rosemount
Engineering first relocated to Bloomington, then was renamed to Rosemount Inc. and now operates
worldwide. Brockway Glass, which was located east of South Robert Trail between Connemara
Trail and Bonaire Path, began operation in 1961 but closed in 1984. The Harmony subdivision now
exists at the former Brockway Glass site.
Great Northern Oil Refinery began construction in 1954 and began operation in September 1955 at
an operating capacity of 25,000 barrels per day. The refinery was purchased by Koch Industries in
1969 and renamed Flint Hills Resources in 2002. The crude oil processing capacity of the refinery in
2007 was about 320,000 barrels per day. The facility primarily refines Canadian crude into
petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, propane and butane.
DOWNTOWN
The heart of Downtown Rosemount has historically been located around the intersection of 145th
Street West and South Robert Trail (State Highway 3). The use of this area as a central business
district extends as far back as 1864, when a former railroad was relocated a half-mile east of Dodd
Road and businesses dependent on the rail line were constructed in the area that is now Downtown
Rosemount. The railroad built a 40,000 bushel capacity grain elevator in 1867 and the new business
district developed around it. (The elevator is still being used today.) The village was laid out in its
present location by J.A. Case in 1866 and incorporated in 1875. In 1876 the first town hall was built
and by 1880 the population of Rosemount was 964.
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Like other railroad communities, Rosemount’s Downtown grew rapidly in the late 1800’s and early
part of the 20th Century, but changing retail preferences led to a large portion of the City’s
commercial activity moving along major highway corridors and neighboring communities outside of
Downtown. The City has retained many of its historic buildings, however, and undertook planning
efforts in the early 2000’s to help revitalize the Downtown area.
The City of Rosemount has placed a priority on Downtown redevelopment since 2004, when it
adopted the Development Framework for Downtown Rosemount. As a result of this investment several
projects have been completed, including the Robert Trail Library and the award-winning Waterford
Commons, a mixed use building with 13,000 square feet of commercial space and 108 rental units.
Additional redevelopment has occurred on the City owned former St. Joseph Church site and the
former Genz-Ryan property. The first phase of redevelopment on the Genz-Ryan property includes
a 60-unit CDA senior housing project along with construction of a restaurant. Redevelopment of
the St. Joseph site included a new community center and 92-unit private senior living project, The
Rosemount.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE
The Township and Village of Rosemount merged in 1971 and the City Hall was moved to the 1300
th
block of 145 Street East, directly north of the Dakota County Technical College. In 1972, the first
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance were adopted. In 1975, Rosemount became a statutory
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city with a mayor-council form of government. In 1987, the current City Hall at 2875 145 Street
West was constructed and in 1992, the Rosemount Community Center/National Guard Armory was
built.
Throughout its history, Rosemount has undergone dramatic changes including significant
population increases, major industrial and government projects, the implementation of new
transportation technologies, and a shift from an agricultural economy to a service-oriented economy.
This section of the Comprehensive Plan will examine the trends that will help shape the City in the
future.
ROSEMOUNT POPULATION AND RESIDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS PROJECTIONS
The City of Rosemount has experienced continual growth throughout its history as urban
development has expanded outward from the Downtown area and western edge of the City. The
City nearly doubled its population from 1990 to 2000, and added a similar number of households
between the years of 2000 to 2010.
The expected population for 2040 is 38,000, or roughly 15,000 more persons than the City’s
estimated number of 23,044 in 2016.
TABLE 2.1: POPULATION
Year Population Households Growth Rate
a
1900 807
a
1950 1,375
a
31.7%
1960 2,012
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a
50.1%
1970 4,034 1,025
20.6%
1980 5,083 1,456
41.0%
1990 8,622 2,779
41.0%
2000 14,619 4,742
33.2%
2010 21,874 7,587
b
15.5%
2020 25,900 9,300
b
18.3%
2030 31,700 11,600
b
16.6%
2040 38,000 14,000
a
Combined Rosemount Village and Rosemount Township populations
b
City of Rosemount forecast
Rosemount has experienced several periods of rapid growth throughout its history, most notably in
the 1980’s and late 1990’s. More recently, the City, like most within the Twin Cities metropolitan
area, saw a decrease in housing and construction activity with the economic downturn of the late
2000’s. As a result of these changes, the growth that was expected to occur between 2020 and 2030
under the City’s previous plan has been pushed back to 2040 and slightly lowered. These updated
projections are as the basis for the City’s updated MUSA boundary and the other projections used
throughout this plan.
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
The population of Rosemount is predominately young families. Table 2.2 shows that slightly less
than one third of the population is between 25 and 44, with an additional one quarter of the
population being school aged children. The population of retirement age is a small proportion of
the City at approximately 7.7%, but the percentage of the overall population has been increasing
over the past three decades and is expected to increase over time as the existing population ages.
This trend is shown by the share of the population increasing by 2.3% during the 2000’s.
TABLE 2.2: AGE GROUPS
Age Group 1990 2000 2010
Under 5 Years Old 939 10.9% 1,380 9.4% 1,711 7.8%
School Age (5-17) 2,026 23.5% 3,751 25.6% 5,010 22.9%
College Age (18-24) 808 9.4% 914 6.3% 1,460 6.7%
Young Workers (25-44) 3,266 37.9% 5,332 36.5% 6,492 29.7%
Mature Workers (45-1,230 14.3% 2,458 16.8% 5,514 25.2%
64)
Retired and Semi-353 4.1% 784 5.4% 1,687 7.7%
retired (65 and Older)
Total Population 8,622 100% 14,619 100% 21,874 100%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
One age group that is consistently lower than the others is the number of college age adults within
the community. One factor that causes this characteristic is the lack of four-year colleges in the area.
High school students who graduate from Rosemount often leave the area to attend college. This is a
concern to Rosemount if these young adults do not return to Rosemount after attending college.
This trend is commonly referred to as a “brain drain” because the bright students taught at
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CHART 2.1: POPULATIO TYPE IN ROSEMOUNT CHART 2.2: HOUSEHOLD N BY AGE AND GENDER
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Rosemount High School end up living in other communities without returning the benefit of their
quality education to the community.
These population trends
are common of a growing
suburban community.
Rosemount is a
community of young
families, as shown in
Table 2.3 by its high
average persons per
household. In 2010,
Rosemount’s households
averaged 2.88 persons per
household, while in
comparison Dakota
County averaged 2.60 and
Minnesota averaged 2.48
persons per household.
As Rosemount’s
Source: ACS 2010-2014 1
Source: ACS 2010-2014
population ages, the
average person per household is expected to decline, but the number is expected to remain higher
than average as long as Rosemount remains a growing community.
TABLE 2.3: PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD
1990 2000 2010
Population in Households 8,613 14,609 21,852
Total Households 2,779 4,742 7,587
Average Persons per 3.10 3.08 2.88
Household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.4 and Chart 2.2
indicate that a large number
of Rosemount’s households
have children, with over
46% of households having
children residing in the
homes. This number is
lower than the amount in
2000, when 52% of
households had children
residing in the homes. This
figure is expected to
continue to decline over
Source: ACS 2010-2014
time as the population ages and
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Population by Race and Ethnicity 2000 CHART 2.3 2014-Source: US Census 2000 and ACS 2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity 2014
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children grow up and move out to start their own families, but households with children will likely
remain a significant portion of the population.
TABLE 2.4: HOUSEHOLD TYPE
Household Type Total Number of Households with Households without
Households Children Children
2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010
Families – Married 3,326 4,934 2,045 2,715 1,281 2,219
Families – Female Only 430 679 329 465 101 214
Families – Male Only 176 305 113 210 63 95
Total Families 3,932 5,918 2,487 3,390 1,445 2,528
Non-Family Households 810 1,669 76 138 734 1,531
Total Households 4,742 7,587 2,563 3,528 2,179 4,059
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
RACE AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
The racial diversity of Rosemount’s residents has been increasing at a steady rate since the 1980’s,
and more recently, as highlighted in Chart 2.3, the percentage of the population that is white-only
decreased from around 92% in 2000 to roughly 83% in 2014. The City’s African American,
Hispanic or Latino, and Asian populations each compromise around 5% of the overall population,
and are expected to continue increasing at a faster rate than other racial groups in the City.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION LEVEL
Rosemount has a highly educated population, with 19 of 20 adults having high school diplomas in
2014. This represents an increase from 1990 when 94% of adults had high school diplomas. The
number of college graduates has also increased significantly with over 4 of 10 adults having at least a
bachelor’s degree in 2014, while less than one third of adults had degrees in 1990.
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TABLE 2.5: HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION
2000 2014
No High School Diploma 508 5.9% 653 4.6%
High School Diploma 5,573 64.8% 7,494 52.8%
Bachelor’s Degree 2,000 23.3% 4,286 30.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree 518 6.0% 1,760 12.4%
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Persons 25 years or older
Source: 2014 American Community Survey
INCOME
Rosemount residents have relatively high incomes. The median household income in 2014 was
$86,800 compared to the median Minneapolis-St. Paul 13 County MSA household income of
$68,000. The median Dakota County household income was also slightly lower than Rosemount’s
at $75,000. The amount of Rosemount residents with incomes below the poverty line dropped from
5.0% in 1990 to 3.3% in 2000, but then increased to 5.6% by 2014.
TABLE 2.6: INCOME
1990 2000 2014
Per Capita Income $14,931 $23,116 $34,300
Median Household Income $41,992 $65,916 $86,800
Median Family Income $43,726 $68,929 N/A
Percent of Individual below 5.0% 3.3% 5.6%
the Poverty Line
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and 2010-2014 American Community Survey
EMPLOYMENT
Add: Residence in labor force, place of employment and occupation data to describe work force.
Overall, the amount of time that people spend in their cars traveling to work continues to increase
for Rosemount workers. In 1990, nearly 75% of residents spent more than 15 minutes in travel time
to work, with almost 30% of residents traveling more than 30 minutes. By 2014 the overall travel
times increased to over 82% of residents spending more than 15 minutes in travel time to work,
with over 35% of residents traveling more than 30 minutes. Due to the increased congestion on
roadways over the last two decades, this may not mean that Rosemount residents are working
farther from home than in the past, but may mean that it is just taking residents longer to get to the
same destination due to the increased congestion. This trend may continue in the future as
congestion is expected to increase.
The number of Rosemount residents working from home in 2000 decreased both in number and
percentage from 1990, but went back up again by 2014. While farmers typically make up a large
portion of this category, it is anticipated that the number and percentage of the population who
work from home will increase in the future due to the advances in technology that may allow people
to telecommute to work.
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TABLE 2.7: TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
1990 2000 2014
Work from Home 239 5.2% 176 2.3% 522 4.4%
Less than 15 Minutes 1,171 25.5% 1,785 23.4% 2,043 17.9%
15 to 29 Minutes 1,838 40.0% 2,949 38.6% 4,603 40.3%
30 to 44 Minutes 967 21.0% 1,861 24.4% 2,938 25.7%
45 Minutes or More 380 8.3% 863 11.3% 1,844 16.1%
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Persons 16 years or older
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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