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population and economy The 1970 Census has tabulated more information by community than in any previous count and the Agricultural Extension Service at the University of Minnesota has developed a. computer program that can tabulate this information by community for · interested parties at a nominal cost. Because Ramsey Township has changed so dramatically over the past few years and will probably continue to do so, this section deals primarily with the composition of the township at the time of the 1970- Census. The · general areas of reporting include housing, income, employment, education and general population characteristics As a general framework for viewing this. information, atten- tion is directed to changes taking place within the township during the last half of the sixties and the early seventies. Traditionally, Ramsey has been an agricultural town- ship at the edge of Anoka, one of the larger established communities in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. As the Twin Cities have grown, suburban development has spread out to engulf Anoka and the surrounding vacant land as well. The Anoka area has been extremely popular for speculative construction because of good soil conditions and reasonable access' to both central cities. The soil in the township of Ramsey is quite typical of the area, being generally level, sandy and well drained, and requiring little investment in creating unimproved streets. Highways 10 and 52 pass through the southern edge of the township offering an excellent transportation facility between home and job. Farmers responding to this demand have rapidly gone out of agriculture and into development. The resulting pattern is quite a mixture of open land and single family housing and offers only a preview of what is likely to be built in future years. Specifically, the conditions of 1970 represent a phase of development in. Ramsey Town- ship which is likely to be brief. Change has taken place so rapidly that it becomes difficult to establish what the population will took like at given dates in the future. All that can be suggested is what is likely to occur if the recent trends continue over the next 30 years. The housing in Ramsey Township in 1970 was comprised of approximately 90 percent owner occupied single family units. Approximately 50 in 650 units contained more than one unit and mobile homes accounted for 6 percent of all housing units in the township. Less than 20 units lack plumbing, but 10 have neither a complete kitchen nor a flush toilet. The value of owner occupied units generally lies between $15,000 and $35,000, while the median rental per month is listed as approaching $120.00. The family income statistics show that approximately sixty percent of families have incomes which range between $10,000 and $25,000 per year. However, the median range is only $10,000-$1t, 000 which suggest a substantial number of families,with annual incomes of less than $t0,000. Labor force statistics indicate that the most common occupation group among males is craftsmen and foremen, with professional-managerial and operatives next. Laborers, farmers, and farm managers account for less than 20% of the total labor force. The earning power of these groups indicates that more than 50% of the professional- managerial group has an income of $10,000-$15,000 per year, whereas the craftsmen, I I I i I I I ! I I I