Shoreview, Minnesota
city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Shoreview is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,921 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.67 square miles (32.82 km2), of which 10.77 square miles (27.89 km2) is land and 1.90 square miles (4.92 km2) is water.
A second-ring suburb north of Saint Paul, Shoreview has nine city parks and three county parks. It has seven lakes, of which the largest are Turtle Lake, Snail Lake, Lake Owasso, and Island Lake, and Rice Creek flows through the northwest portion of the city.
Interstate 35W, Interstate 694, and County Highway 96 are three of its main routes.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Shoreview had a population of 26,921. The median age was 43.3 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older.
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