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ARDEN HILLS 411 Once, like many Twin Cities suburbs, Arden Hills was a farming community. But in 1951, the City incorporated in an effort to include the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in its boundaries . And as interest in the northern suburbs grew among developers, the City' s location proved to be a draw. Arden Hills encompasses approximately 9 .4 square miles and lies in Ramsey County about 5 miles north of the St . Paul City limits . It is bounded on the west by Interstate 35W and on the east by Lexington Avenue . Interstate 694 and Highways 10 , 96, and 51 cut through the community. The current population is estimated at approximately 9, 500 . The fact that the U.S . Army has a dominant presence in Arden Hills hasn' t kept developers away. In fact, Arden Hills boasts an impressive list of corporate headquarters and executive homes . The community is the corporate headquarters for Cardiac Pacemakers, Mutual Service Insurance (MSI) , Land O 'Lakes, Delta • Environmental and H.B . Fuller Company. Control Data Systems and Pharmacia Deltec also have large facilities in Arden Hills . Arden Hills has been successful in its efforts to attract desireable business and industry. This is obvious when a developer contacts the City for potential development sites . Most of the land available is in small tracts, however, three large tracts do exist . One potentially untapped development area is the federal government ammunition plan. With a total of 2, 330 acres, it could start a substantial influx of building activity if the land were ever released or sold. Another area available for development is the Round Lake District in the northeast corner of I-694 and I-35W. This area, which acts as the gateway to .the City, consists of 60-80 acres of property zoned for "mixed-uses . " The remaining area of commercial development is on the west side of Lexington Avenue, south of I-694 . This area has been rezoned to encourage the redevelopment into a compatible retail mix which • would feed off the nearby Target Greatland store .