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Zack Ellsworth <br /> City of Ramsey Parks and Recreation Intern, 2015 <br /> 10/28/2015 <br /> Recreation Inventory Executive Summary <br /> From May, 2015 through October, 2015 the City of Ramsey Parks and Recreation Department <br /> took inventory of all the programmed recreation opportunities within a 15 minute drive of <br /> Ramsey. City Hall was chosen as the starting point for the measurement. Next, parks and <br /> recreation catalogues from nearby city parks and recreation departments, school districts, <br /> Anoka County, Three Rivers Park District, and private recreation businesses were examined and <br /> their programming categorized into 127 separate categories and entered into a spreadsheet. <br /> This spreadsheet was divided by age group and into non-athletic, athletic non-competitive, and <br /> athletic competitive categories, and details of each offering were listed in comment boxes. Even <br /> a quick review of the spreadsheet reveals potential areas to fill in recreational programing <br /> where it is not currently offered in close proximity to Ramsey and/or to age group(s) who may <br /> benefit by its being offered. These potential areas to increase opportunities will be evaluated <br /> for feasibility and likely interest and then will be put into a community interest survey to find <br /> out which of these areas community members would actually like offered through <br /> programming. <br /> Background Demographic Information <br /> Data was compiled from the 2000 and 2010 US Census and the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008-2012 <br /> American Community Survey. <br /> Important demographic statistics <br /> • In 2000 Ramsey's total population was 18,510, by 2010 that number had grown to <br /> 23,668 <br /> • In 2000 10.17% (1,882) were ages 55+ <br /> • In 2010 18.2% (4,308) were ages 55+, an increase of 129% <br /> • In 2000 the largest age bracket was 35-39. 10 years later that same group, now in the <br /> 45-49 age bracket was still the largest. Extrapolating to today 2015, this group is <br /> beginning to age into the 55+ bracket and will be entirely within it by 2020. <br /> • In 2012 there were <br /> 0 8,091 households, 1,114 with one or more adults aged 65+, 3,578 with one or <br /> more people under age 18. <br /> 0 1,496 children enrolled in grades 9-12. <br /> 0 1,911 people with a disability. <br /> ■ Of those, 272 were under 18, 1,061 were between 18-64, and 578 were <br /> 65+ <br /> Initial Findings <br /> Areas that merit further study into whether or not they could benefit from expanded <br /> programming include <br />