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Other communities (such as,
<br />Maplewood, Shoreview,
<br />Cottage Grove, and
<br />Inver Grove--all of which axe 5aint Paul suberattr bu ede olan at t de on
<br />In the case of one community, the drop can
<br />the part of governing officials not to encourage that communitiestwhich
<br />noted from this eriod as well as earlier one ,
<br />owe most of their activit to one or two builders dolnoea ssand dromback S
<br />at a high level but shoot up f rom nothing or s eve ra �
<br />until they are rediscovered when truly in the line o develo�ment.
<br />Lot Sizes
<br />�1rea during the period
<br />The mean lot size platted in the seven-county
<br />1950-1961 is 12,700 square feet. (See Table II f lat ed most frequently
<br />year and county. ) However, the lot size that is p
<br />is between 10, 000 and 11, 000 square feet. The me of 11 e700 squarle feet
<br />decreased from 13, 400 square feet in 1950 to a low �
<br />in 1955. It then increased each year to a high of�le ' commun tiesewith
<br />1961. The mean lot size hastabl shed b fore the advent of the rambler
<br />lower. minimum lot sizes , e
<br />with attached garage, became filled up. As lo�large lot zonin� is
<br />lots will
<br />used as a means of retardin Fx min t on o the ends in�nine com-
<br />continue to incrcase in size.
<br />munities that have had heavy growth show foendenc r and onet with d�e �ur
<br />with f luc tuating but no ove r- all up o r down t Y
<br />creasing lo., sizes.
<br />AVERAGE SIZE OF LOTS PLATTED, 1950-1961
<br />T able 2.
<br />Wash-
<br />MPA
<br />Year A�rera e Anoka Carver Dakota Henn300 �16, 600 9C000 17,t600
<br />� 195a 13, 400 19. 200 12, 100 30, 400 10, ___ 13, 700
<br />1951 12, ?fl� 15 , 3�0 5, 200 18,
<br />800 11,900 11,700 00
<br />1952 12, 100 12, 200 7, 500 11 , 000 12, �O i� � 400 10, 900 12, 800
<br />19_5 _3_ ____11,_900 _ 12, 500 12, 000 16, E00 11 , 3•
<br />200 10, 800 13, 700
<br />� 400 12, 400 10, DO 13, 800 14, 500
<br />195� 12, 000 � 1, 900 14, 600 14,
<br />00 12 400 14, 000 1 z, 000 10 ,
<br />1055 11,700 ��� ' 300 13 500 9,900 15,OOd 17, 00
<br />1956 12,400 12,000 19,300 11, �
<br />100 11, 100 20, 000
<br />� 57 1` 90p 12 300 15, �00 12, 600 13, 400 11,
<br />1958 12, 900 11 , 200 15, 80U 14, 300 14, 000 9,
<br />200 13, 000 12, 1Q0
<br />zoo Zs, Zoo � ,
<br />00
<br />1959 13, Od0 10, 9�a 22, 200 12' 000 i3, 500 11, 800 13, 000 13, 000
<br />1960 14, 000 11 , 400 1, 00 15,
<br />600 14 300 1, 000 10, 700 20, 800 15, 800
<br />1961 14, 200 11, 300 23 � � 000 12, 9a� 11, 000 13, 800 13, 900
<br />Avera e 12, 700 12, 000 16, 000 14,
<br />The median size lot platted follows the same trendhi Sis be auseSthe but
<br />averages sevei•al thousands of S qsaskewe�d iosthe po�itive side by the
<br />distributional curve of lot size
<br />extremely large lot sizes n The meclian is as�� S d ��,able ITI by extreme
<br />cases and may be a better indicator of t.ren
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