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Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2018 <br /> <br />Page | 21 <br /> <br />is also an increased probability that by mid-century heavy downpours will be separated in time by longer <br />dry spells, particularly during the late growing season. Over the past century, the Midwest hasn’t <br />experienced a significant change in drought duration. However, the average number of days without <br />precipitation is projected to increase in the future, leading Minnesota climate experts to state with <br />moderate -to-high confidence that drought severity, coverage, and duration are likely to increase in the <br />state. Modeling future precipitation amounts and patterns is less straight-forward compared to <br />temperature. Some climate models do a better job than others representing rainfall for the Midwest, <br />and available data sources only provide average estimates on a monthly scale, masking the spikes in <br />extremes that trigger flood and drought disasters (MDH, 2018). <br />3.6 Demographics <br />St. Paul is the largest city in Ramsey County (pop. 285,068) and the designated county seat. There are <br />17 cities and one township within the county. <br />Table 3 summarizes population by community according to the 2010 U.S. Census. Figure 1 shows <br />Ramsey County population density by census block. <br />Table 3. Ramsey County Population by Community, 2010 <br />Community 2010 <br />Population <br />% of <br />County <br />Arden Hills 9,552 1.88 <br />Blaine Unknown Unknown <br />Falcon Heights 5,321 1.05 <br />Gem Lake 393 0.08 <br />Lauderdale 2,379 0.47 <br />Little Canada 9,773 1.92 <br />Maplewood 38,018 7.47 <br />Mounds View 12,155 2.39 <br />New Brighton 21,456 4.22 <br />North Oaks 4,469 0.88 <br />North St. Paul 11,460 2.25 <br />Roseville 33,660 6.62 <br />St. Anthony 3,070 0.60 <br />St. Paul 285,068 56.05 <br />Shoreview 25,043 4.92 <br />Spring Lake Park 178 0.03 <br />Vadnais Heights 12,302 2.42 <br />White Bear Lake 23,394 4.60 <br />White Bear <br />Township 10,949 2.15 <br />Total 508,640 <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 <br />