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St. Paul, MN
Minnesota · Dakota County · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro
St. Paul is a large city in Minnesota with a population of 307,762. Residents earn $73,055 per year, which is 3% below the national average.
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/5.0
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307,762
Population
5,921/sq mi density
$73,055
Median Income
$41,594 per capita
$280,300
Home Value
$399,018 Zillow
$1,248
Median Rent
29.8% income on rent
48°F
Avg Temperature
268 sunny days/yr
565
Violent Crime/100K
3,612 property/100K
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Overall
3.5 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
3.9 / 5.0
$73,055 median income, 3.5% unemployment
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Affordability
4.5 / 5.0
$280,300 home value, $1,248/mo rent
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Safety
1.0 / 5.0
565 violent crimes/100K (49% above avg)
A
Education
4.5 / 5.0
43.5% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
20
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
10
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near St. Paul, MN
10 reported haunted locations found near St. Paul, MN.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| College of Visual Arts | many instances happen especially the darkroom. The spirit playfully moves objects around and changes the time on the timer. It is said that a wealthy man (carpenter whose studio was in the darkroom) lived there and was cheating on his wife with the maid. after refusing to leave his wife the maid hung herself on the main stairwell banister. The late night janitors experience sounds and lights on/off nightly and hear children. One employee saw the man in his flannel. |
| Forepaugh's Restaurant | Forepaugh's Restaurant is located in an old Victorian mansion named after the mansions' original owner, Joseph Forepaugh. Mr. Forepaugh was into the dry good's business, so when his fortune was made, he bought this beautiful mansion. He also decided to hire himself some servants to accompany his new found wealth. Well, Mr. Forepaugh became rather fond of one of his servants in particular. Her name was Molly, and the two of them soon began to have a steamy love affair together. However, things... |
| Marian Center (Old Mounds Park Hospital) | The Marian Center in St. Paul is a nursing home located in what was once the old Mounds Park Hospital. It was closed as a hospital sometime in the 70's and reopened as a nursing home in the late 80's/early 90's. The story is that an off duty policeman who was working as a security guard was shot and killed as he was getting off the elevator in the basement, which is where the morgue was located. There are four elevators in the building, but if you get on that particular elevator, no matter wh... |
| Oakland Cemetery | A woman haunts the cemetery and has appeared to many people that have frequented the cemetery over the years. She is a woman in her mid twenties with shoulder length brown hair, blue eyes, Caucasian, approx 5'5" to 5'7" in height wearing a long white lacey style dress from about the turn of the century. |
| Paddelford Packet Boat Company-Jonathan Paddelford | An engine room worker decided to cool off and take a dip in the Mississippi. He climbed the stairs to the top deck and even continued on up to the roof of the pilothouse where he planned to dive into the river. Instead, he slipped and fell off the pilothouse, hit a guardrail, and fell into the river. Hitting the guardrail on the way down paralyzed him and he drown in the river, unable to swim for the surface. Footsteps are heard going up the staircase and up to the roof of the pilothouse. The... |
| Revenue bldg. former location at 10 River Park Plaza | Ghostly figures have been seen walking through the aisles or sitting at unoccupied data entry terminals. Tax return batches regularly flew off of the shelves and when investigated, they always had multiple returns of deceased people in the batches. Early morning noises could be heard of lockers being opened and closed. The cause was never found. We were told an electrician died while the building was being constructed. |
| St. Paul City Hall | Every fall the local media does stories on the sightings and hauntings. Reports that they seen people in 1920's dress walking into the walls. Sounds and voices at night and once when St. Paul Canines were called to investigate the dogs refused to enter the building past the lobby. |
| St. Paul Hotel | A ghost of a bellboy still tries to make the guest comfortable. |
| State Office Building on State Capitol Campus | A man is said to haunt the third on floor. A janitor claimed to see him one night while working late. The ghost is believed to be the spirit of James Rice, who died in the office in the fall of 1996. |
| The State Capitol | It has been said that late at night Capitol employees have sited old senators and governors from the 1800s pacing the hallways and walking up and down staircases. |