Birchwood Village, Minnesota

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• North Suburbs / Two vying for mayor of Birchwood Village
  

  Birchwood Village and Dellwood, two cities bordering White Bear Lake, have mayoral races this year, but only Birchwood Village has City Council seats on the ballot.

City Description

Birchwood Village is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 968 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) or 214 acres, all of it land. Cedar Street / Hall Avenue serves as a main route. The Village is on the south and east shore of White Bear Lake. Birchwood first developed as a community of summer recreation cottages built by residents of the Saint Paul area in early 1900s. Initial subdivisions were along the lakeshore, and this area is now characterized by a potpourri of old homes that have been extensively remodeled, and new homes where the original structure has been demolished. The newer subdivisions away from the lake have larger lots and are more homogeneous in appearance but have retained the flavor of the Village by preserving the natural features of the area. The community was at one time served by the Twin City Lines street car which passed through the Village on its way from Saint Paul to White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi. The significant difference in lot sizes between the older and newer areas of the community, reflect the influence of changes in

City Contained By:

• United States
• Minnesota
• Washington County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 0.776996433101 km squared

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