Falcon Heights, Minnesota

Falcon Heights
City Hall
City Hall
Motto(s): 
"Families, Fields and Fair"
Location of the city of Falcon Heights within Ramsey County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Falcon Heights
within Ramsey County, Minnesota
Falcon Heights on The National Map
Falcon Heights on The National Map
Coordinates: 44°59′24″N 93°10′37″W / 44.99000°N 93.17694°W / 44.99000; -93.17694
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRamsey
Area
 • Total2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
 • Land2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,369
 • Density2,404.39/sq mi (928.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55108, 55113
Area code(s)651
612 (U of M campus only)
FIPS code27-20420[3]
GNIS feature ID2394738[2]
Websitewww.falconheights.org

Falcon Heights is a suburb of Saint Paul and a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,321 at the 2010 census.[4] It became a village in 1949 and a city in 1973.[5]

Falcon Heights is the home of the University of Minnesota's St. Paul Campus; the Gabbert Raptor Center and Les Bolstad Golf Course, the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, and the Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life. Its University Grove neighborhood is known for its modern architecture.[6]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falcon Heights, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ "History of Falcon Heights". City of Falcon Heights.
  6. ^ Lee, Linda (January 5, 1989). "St. Paul's Architectural Time Capsule". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

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