Woodbury is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, and can be described as suburb from the Twin Cities metropolitan local area.
after Levi Woodbury, the first justice of the Supreme Court with the United States to attend law school, realized that one more Red Rock existed in Minnesota.[1] When 1st settled in 1844, the land was traditionally woods but was switched to farmland. The township government was organized in 1858, and the initialtown hall built in 1876.
The very first suburban housing development began in 1955, as well as the city has noticed an escalating level of metropolitan expansion as the farmland has given method to developments and shopping malls. [edit] Geography Woodbury from the northeast
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total location of 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²), of which, 35.0 square miles (90.6 km²) of it truly is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.74%) is water. The city is bounded on the northern side by I-94, the south by 60th St., the west by Century Avenue, and also theeast by Manning Ave. The adjoining cities in these directions are, respectively, Oakdale and Lake Elmo, Cottage Grove, Maplewood, and Afton.Woodbury is composed of upland
in between the valleys with the Mississippi River and St. Croix River. Significantly of Woodbury lies within the watershed of Valley Creek, 1 from the few remaining trout streams in the Twin Cities region. Valley Creek flows eastwards for the St. Croix River at Afton, Minnesota. The city also consists of quite a few tiny lakes, such as Powers, Wilmes, Colby, Carver, and Battle Creek. Battle Creek lake may be the source of Battle Creek, which flows westwards towards the Mississippi River in Saint Paul.
Population in July 2009: 57,345. Population change since 2000:+23.4%
| Males: 27,798 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 29,547 |  (51.5%) |
| Median resident age: |  33.4 years |
| Minnesota median age: |  35.4 years |
Zip codes: 55125.
Estimated median household income in 2009: $85,352 (it was $76,109 in 2000)
| Woodbury: | $85,352 |
| Minnesota: | $55,616 |
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $38,778
Woodbury city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $295,867 (it was $172,700 in 2000)
| Woodbury: | $295,867 |
| Minnesota: | $200,400 |
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $337,239; Detached houses: $382,403; Townhouses or other attached units: $223,613; In 2-unit structures: $171,595; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $201,201; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,382; Mobile homes: $63,554
Median gross rent in 2009:$1,154.
