Ramsey is a suburban city 22 miles (35 km) north-northwest of downtown Minneapolis in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 27,646 at the 2020 census. It is a northwest suburb of the Twin Cities.
U.S. Highways 10 / 169 (co-signed) and State Highway 47 are two of the main routes, and Ramsey had a station on the Northstar Commuter Rail line to downtown Minneapolis.
History
The first settlers in Ramsey were Thomas A. Holmes and James Beatty, who built the Old Log Trading Post in 1849. Itasca Village was platted in 1852. The village contained the first post office in Anoka County and a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad. Itasca Village was abandoned soon after the removal of the Winnebago Indians in the area. In 1857 the first township, Watertown, was created. It was later renamed Dover, and then Ramsey. Ramsey was incorporated on November 12, 1974, with a population of about 8,000 people.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. Ramsey borders the cities of Andover, Anoka, Nowthen, Oak Grove, Dayton, and Elk River.
Demographics
left|thumb|200px|[[District No. 28 School, later the Ramsey Town Hall, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.]]