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| county = Ramsey County
| state = Minnesota
| seal =
| founded year = 1849<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=March 19, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm|archive-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref>
| founded date = October 27
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| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 552352
| pop_est_as_of = 2021
| population_est = 543257
| density_sq_mi = 3633.9
| time zone = Central
| footnotes =
| web = www.ramseycounty.us
| named for = [[Alexander Ramsey]]
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'''Ramsey County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States Censuscensus|2020 census]], the population was 552,352,<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Ramsey County, Minnesota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ramseycountyminnesota/PST045219PST045221 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=17March August30, 20212022 |language=en}}</ref> making it the second-most populous county in Minnesota. Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://cic.naco.org/|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> the state capital. The county was founded in 1849 and is named for [[Alexander Ramsey]], the first governor of the [[Minnesota Territory]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA163|year=1908|page=163}}</ref>
 
Ramsey County is included in the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]-[[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], MN-[[Wisconsin|WI]] [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It is the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota, as well as one of the most densely populated counties in the [[United States]].<ref name="StP_RC_MMSP">{{cite web | title = Ramsey County | work = Metro MSP | publisher = Minneapolis Regional Chamber Development Foundation | year = 2008 | url = http://www.metromsp.org/Communities/ramsey.htm | access-date = February 23, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080708184922/http://metromsp.org/Communities/ramsey.htm | archive-date = July 8, 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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===County Sheriff===
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office was established in the old [[Minnesota Territory]] in 1849.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About the Sheriff's Office |date=July 14, 2015 |url=https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office/sheriffs-office-divisions/public-safety-services |publisher=Ramsey County Sheriff's Office |accessdate=5 June 5, 2019}}</ref> The current sheriff is Bob Fletcher, who won the general election for Ramsey County Sheriff on November 6, 2018. The Ramsey County Sheriff is elected for a four-year term via an election running concurrent with the federal [[United States midterm election|mid-term elections]].
 
The sheriff's office provides patrol and investigation for communities without local police forces and is available as backup for all communities. In addition to enforcing the law throughout the county, the office provides town police services under contract to [[Arden Hills, Minnesota|Arden Hills]], [[Falcon Heights, Minnesota|Falcon Heights]], [[Little Canada, Minnesota|Little Canada]], [[North Oaks, Minnesota|North Oaks]], [[Shoreview, Minnesota|Shoreview]], [[Vadnais Heights, Minnesota|Vadnais Heights]] and [[White Bear, Minnesota|White Bear Township.]]<ref name="about"/>
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==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|170|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|152|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|18|sqmi}} (11%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2013|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 24, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the smallest county by area in Minnesota. It has been considered completely [[urbanization|urbanized]] since the [[1990 United States Census]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Ramsey County Public Works: A System of Thoroughfares, Highways, Streets and Other Public Ways | publisher = Ramsey County | url = http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/pw/history.htm | access-date = January 25, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100904133501/http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/pw/history.htm | archive-date = September 4, 2010 }}</ref>
 
===Adjacent counties===
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|2010= 508640
|2020= 552352
|estyear=2021
|estimate=543257
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
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===2010===
As of the [[2010 United States Censuscensus|2010 Census]], there were 508,640 people, 202,691 households, and 117,799 families living in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 70.1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 11.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 11.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 2.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. 7.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 
According to the 2010–2015 [[American Community Survey]], the largest ancestry groups were was [[German American|German]] (26.0%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (11.5%), [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] (9.9%), and [[Swedish American|Swedish]] (7.4%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/0500000US27123|title=2015 American Community Survey|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040642/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/0500000US27123|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Censuscensus|2000 Census]], there were 511,035 people, 201,236 households, and 119,936 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was 3,281 people per square mile (1,267/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 206,448 housing units at an average density of 1,325 per square mile (512/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 77.37% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 7.61% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.83% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 8.77% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.90% from two or more races. 5.28% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 
There were 201,236 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.40% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.16.
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