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HomeMy WebLinkAboutII.2.c. Comp Plan Update Community Context 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. DRAFT 10/11/16 2-1 Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context 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. DRAFT 10/11/16 2-2 Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context 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 th 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 DRAFT 10/11/16 2-3 Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context 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 DRAFT 10/11/16 2-4 CHART 2.1: POPULATIO TYPE IN ROSEMOUNT CHART 2.2: HOUSEHOLD N BY AGE AND GENDER Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context 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 DRAFT 10/11/16 2-5 Population by Race and Ethnicity 2000 CHART 2.3 2014-Source: US Census 2000 and ACS 2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity 2014 Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context 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. DRAFT 10/11/16 2-6 Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context 1 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% 1 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. DRAFT 10/11/16 2-7 Rosemount 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2 – Community Context 1 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% 1 Persons 16 years or older Source: U.S. Census Bureau DRAFT 10/11/16 2-8