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St. Paul

St. Paul

About St. Paul

302,398 in city
3,604,460 in metro
136 km² (53 mi²)
242.014142892 m
St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota and sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. The smaller twin in the "Twin Cities" moniker, the larger twin, Minneapolis, borders St. Paul on the west. The city is also the seat of Ramsey County, the smallest in the state of Minnesota. St. Paul's original name was Pig's Eye Landing until 1841 when it was renamed by French priest Reverend Lucien Galtier after his favorite saint. In 1849, Minnesota was recognized as a territory and St. Paul was recognized as its capital. In 1854, St. Paul was officially incorporated as a city. St. Paul maintains active sister city relationships with Changsha, China, Ciudad Romero, El Salvador, Neuss, Germany, Hadera and Tiberias, Israel, Modena, Italy, Nagasaki, Japan, Culiacán and Manzanillo, Mexico, Novosibirsk, Russia, and Lawaaikamp, South Africa.

Zones

Cathedral Hill (51), Lowertown (54), Rice Park (24), Wacouta Commons (22)

Boroughs

Como (13), Dayton's Bluff (26), Downtown (289), Greater East Side (5), Hamline-Midway (33), Highland (72), Macalester-Groveland (64), North End (15), Payne-Phalen (18), St. Anthony Park (48), Summit Hill (44), Summit-University (79), Sunray/Battle Creek/Highwood (12), Thomas-Dale (34), Union Park (83), West Seventh (82), West Side (35)

Metro Cities

Afton, Albertville, Andover, Annandale, Anoka, Apple Valley, Arden Hills, Bayport, Belle Plaine, Big Lake, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Cambridge, Cannon Falls, Center City, Centerville, Champlin, Chanhassen, Chaska, Chisago City, Circle Pines, Clear Lake, Cold Spring, Collegeville, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Corcoran, Cottage Grove, Crystal, Dayton, Deephaven, Eagan, East Bethel, Eden Prairie, Edina, Elk River, Elko New Market, Excelsior, Falcon Heights, Faribault, Foley, Forest Lake, Fort Snelling, Fridley, Glencoe, Golden Valley, Ham Lake, Hampton, Hastings, Hilltop, Hopkins, Hudson, Hugo, Hutchinson, Independence, Inver Grove Heights, Isanti, Jordan, Lake Elmo, Lakeville, Lauderdale, Lilydale, Lino Lakes, Little Canada, Long Lake, Loretto, Lydia, Mahtomedi, Maple Grove, Maple Plain, Maplewood, Marine on Saint Croix, Marystown, Medina, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Mound, Mounds View, New Brighton, New Hope, New Prague, New Trier, Newport, North St. Paul, Northfield, Norwood Young America, Oak Park Heights, Oakdale, Orono, Osseo, Pine Springs, Plymouth, Prescott, Prior Lake, Ramsey, Red Wing, Richfield, River Falls, Robbinsdale, Rockford, Rogers, Rosemount, Roseville, Sauk Rapids, Savage, Scandia, Shakopee, Shoreview, Shorewood, Somerset, South St. Paul, Spring Lake Park, Spring Park, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, St. Bonifacius, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, St. Louis Park, St. Patrick, St. Paul, St. Paul Park, Stillwater, Taylors Falls, Vadnais Heights, Waconia, Waite Park, Wayzata, West St. Paul, White Bear Lake, Woodbury, Woodland, Zumbrota

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
956 All Buildings
761
existing
28
planned
41
unbuilt
126
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Wells Fargo Place 471 ft 1987
2 Jackson Tower 443 ft 1986
3 First National Bank Building 417 ft 1931
4 Kellogg Square Apartments 366 ft 1972
5 The Pointe of Saint Paul 340 ft 1988

Building types

No. Type
700 low-rise building
103 high-rise building
69 church
26 open-air structure
10 bridge
9 skyscraper
9 stadium
6 mast (pole)
5 silo
5 building with towers
3 house
2 monument
2 synagogue
2 mast (framework)
1 clock/bell tower
1 water tower
1 monumental hall
1 chimney
1 sculpture

Other buildings

No. Type
10 Famous buildings
12 Buildings with construction images