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1.3 PROJECT SETTING <br />Gateway North Industrial Airport is located in the south central <br />portion of Ramsey in a large industrial zoned area of <br />approximately 1,200 acres. The airport is well located for <br />access from the Anoka -Ramsey -Elk River corridor. Increasing <br />development, subsequent traffic levels and traffic controls on <br />Highway 10 make the airport's location more attractive and <br />serviceable for area needs than Anoka County Airport in Blaine. <br />Anoka County is one of the fastest growing counties in the State <br />with population increasing from 154,556 in 1970 to an estimated <br />198,520 in 1987. The City of Ramsey has experienced even more <br />rapid growth with a population increase from 2,500 people in <br />1970 to an estimated 11,860 in 1987. <br />The City has a relatively high proportion of young residents <br />with a higher median family income than that of either the <br />metropolitan area as a whole and the State median. The majority <br />of residents in the labor force work outside of the City. How- <br />ever, the City is also experiencing a growth in the commercial <br />and industrial sectors which is providing increasing employment <br />opportunities within the City. <br />The area around the airport is predominantly zoned industrial <br />with relatively large undeveloped tracts. Commercial strip <br />development has occurred along U.S. Highway 10 sporadically <br />along the entire length from Anoka to Elk River. Single family <br />residential development occurs predominantly to the north- <br />northwest of the existing airport with some development between <br />Highway 10 and the Mississippi River. Figure 1-4 illustrates <br />the airport environs. <br />1-6 <br />