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<br /> <br />" <br /> <br />2001 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />2. Age Trends and~strifiution <br /> <br />The population betweqnthe ~gesof 35 to 54 comprised the majority 'Of the <br />population growth that foocuVred in the 1980k This population group represents <br />re$idents who have staied in; the cOmt;l1umty as well as new residents, who have <br />maved into the commuJi1W,iJ1~Y of whiCh brought with them middle school and <br />high school aged chikVen., Although the age group 0 to 5 has decreased in <br />numbers since 1980, R,mse~qontinueStE> b~oneofthe younger communities in <br />the area. In Ramsey,dt$s8th~2% ofthe.popWation was 65 or older in 1990 and <br />the median age was 28.~ ~01l1paredto5.6% of Anoka County residents who were <br />seniors and the mecUatJ ~ge;of Anoka Co~ty, which was 29.9 in 1990. The <br />median age for the sUite of, :ry.t:innesotain 1990 was 32.5. It is important to <br />reqognize that as the lja~y poom efac (t.P.os~ born in the late 1950sand early <br />1960s) ages, the populttipncohort,.i1lustratedin Figure 7 will.shift upwards to <br />show an increase in the ~~-64 age bracket. <br /> <br />Figure In-7 Age Djst~fiutipn <br /> <br /> <br />Ramsey AgeiDistribution <br /> <br /> 65+ I I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> 55-64 I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> 4~O3~ I <br /> 35-54 <br /> I <br /> I <br />~ I <br />~ 25-34 I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> 19-24 I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I I <br /> I I <br /> 6-18 3,274 <br /> I I <br /> ,192 <br /> I I <br /> I I <br /> 0-5 I I <br /> I I <br /> I I <br /> I I <br /> 3,000 4,000 5,000 <br /> Population 10 1980 11I1990 I <br /> <br /> <br />Source: 1990 Census <br /> <br />2001 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />Page 111-10 <br />