Location- Rosemount is located 15 miles south of the Twin Cities and the International Airport in Dakota County. Rosemount is a close-knit community that is in touch with the urban environments. Rosemount is a community that is rich with resources: undeveloped land, easy access to Minneapolis, St. Paul and other major areas; quality education and friendly residents. Unusual for a city of it’s size (population of 17,293 people and land area of nearly 36-square miles), Rosemount combines industry, agriculture and agricultural research with a rapidly growing residential community providing an excellent environment in which to live and work. 2003 Real Estate Rosemount Statistics Houses Sold Avg List Price Avg Sold Price % of Listing Price Received Avg Days On Market 312 $265,970 $264,328 %99.38 38

City of Rosemount

History- Rosemount was originally inhabited by the Lower Band Mdewanton of the Sioux tribe. Chief Little Crow (the leader of the New Ulm Indian uprising) signed a treaty at Pilot Knob, Mendota, turning the land over to the government on August 5, 1851. In 1853, the first settlers, William and Walter Strathern and C. H. Carr came from Scotland by way of New York to stake their claim. Many Irish Catholic immigrants soon followed. There was an increased number of settlers, so there came a need for a community organization. Settlers met at the home of Thomas Dowd for the first township meeting on May 11, 1858, which coincidentally was the same day that Minnesota became a state. In January of 1971, the village and township of Rosemont merged. Rosemount became a statutory city in January of 1975, using the basic form of government (a mayor, city council, city administrator, and city clerk).

Shopping- Residents of Rosemount tend to use Burnsville Shopping Center as their main mall for their shopping needs. Other than Burnsville, Rosemount residents use other major malls and/or stores in nearby cities or towns.

Recreation- Rosemont’s Park and Recreation Department maintains five parks in the city. Many of these parks offer programs, such as adult sports, Tiny Tots Pre-school, T-ball, field trips, summer camps, youth and adult art classes, Rosettes, senior adult programs, ice skating lessons, babysitting classes, and special events. Rosemount’s community center offers a banquet room for up to 300 people, an auditorium which seats 350 people, a regulations size gymnasium and meeting rooms of various sizes. The multi-purpose arena is an indoor regulation-size ice rink which keeps this popular arena on a busy schedule. It is often the site of hockey and broomball practice, games or tournaments. The arena also serves the location of choice for figure skating programs and ice skating lessons for people of all ability levels.