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<br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br /> <br />GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />Access and Transportation <br /> <br />Centerville, situated in Anoka County, is located approximately 18 miles north of St. Paul and is part of the <br />Seven County Metropolitan Area. Access is provided via Interstate Highway 35E and County Roads 14,21 and <br />25. Interstate Highways 35W and 694 are approximately 6 and 9 miles west and south of the City, respectively. <br />Principal truck lines serving the City include Eagle Trucking, and Terminal Trucking. Air transportation by <br />major airlines are available at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, less than an hour drive from <br />Centerville, and at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport, located approximately 10 miles east of Centerville. The <br />Blaine Airport has a lighted paved 4,855-foot runway that can accommodate charter, freight, and small jets. <br />There are approximately 25 miles of paved streets within the City limits. <br /> <br />Tax Base <br /> <br />For taxes collectable in 2003, the tax breakdown is 82.86% residential homestead (non-agriculture), .81% <br />agricultural, 11.39% commercial and industrial, 3.40% non-homestead residential, and 1.54% personal <br />property. <br /> <br />Area <br /> <br />1,559 Acres <br />(2.436 Square Miles) <br /> <br />Population <br /> <br />1980 Census <br />1990 Census <br /> <br />1,601 <br />2,305 <br /> <br />2000 Census <br />2001 Estimate' <br /> <br />3,202 <br />3,245 <br /> <br />Municipal Enterprise Services <br /> <br />The Water Utility System has approximately 1,246 municipal connections served by a 100,000 gallon elevated <br />water storage facility along with two pump stations that have the capacity to pump 1,650 gallons per minute or <br />2,376,000 gallons per day. Average demand is 60,391 gallons per day while peak demand reaches 240,000 gal- <br />lons per day. Total water hardness is 190 parts per million. <br /> <br />The 2001 audited operating revenues were $184,481 with the average charge per year per household and com- <br />mercial at approximately $148. The industrial water base rate is $15.50 plus an additional $1.50 per thousand <br />gallons. <br /> <br />The Sewer Utility System has approximately 1,246 municipal connections. All sewage services are operated <br />through the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. <br /> <br />The 2001 audited operating revenues were $202,121 with the average charge per year per household and com- <br />mercial at approximately $162. The sewer usage base charge is $13.00 per SAC unit per month. <br /> <br />* Source: City of Centerville. <br /> <br />-14- <br />