North St. Paul, Minnesota

North Saint Paul
The North Saint Paul Snowman
The North Saint Paul Snowman
Motto: 
"Extraordinary"
Location of the city of North Saint Paul within Ramsey County, Minnesota
Location of the city of North Saint Paul
within Ramsey County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°0′46″N 92°59′54″W / 45.01278°N 92.99833°W / 45.01278; -92.99833
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRamsey
Incorporated1887
Government
 • MayorJohn Monge
Area
 • Total3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2)
 • Land2.86 sq mi (7.40 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation955 ft (291 m)
Population
 • Total12,364
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
12,659
 • Density4,329.13/sq mi (1,671.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
55109
Area code651
FIPS code27-47221
GNIS feature ID2395261[2]
Sales tax8.375%[5]
Websitenorthstpaul.org

North Saint Paul (abbreviated North St. Paul) is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States, located east-northeast of the city of Saint Paul. The population was 12,364 at the 2020 census.[3]

North Saint Paul is a distinct city, and not a neighborhood of nearby Saint Paul. This fact also contributes to a major difference from typical suburbs; rather than being composed of new developments and urban sprawl, many of the structures in town are older, including a downtown area of brick storefronts.

On the east side of the Margaret Street bridge over Minnesota State Highway 36 resides the 20-ton North Saint Paul Snowman. As the official city logo of North Saint Paul, it was constructed on Margaret and 7th Streets from 1971 to 1974 by Lloyd Koesling and moved to its current location in 1990.[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: North St. Paul, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "North St. Paul (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Start Seeing Art, North St. Paul Snowman". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2023.