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4 Community New Brighton is a historic City that is truly young at heart. The City prides itself on its excellent schools, many lakes, acres of parks and recreational facilities, beautiful housing, progressive business community and numerous clubs and organizations. New Brighton’s greatest asset, however, is its people. They are warm hospitable and are actively involved in their community making it a great place to live, work and play. The City of New Brighton, located in Ramsey County, is a north- ern suburb of the Twin Cities metropolitan area that occupies about 7 square miles. It is ideally located at the intersection of I- 694 and I-35W. From here it is a 15 minute ride to downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul or a 30 minute ride to the international airport. New Brighton experienced a burst of growth from 1960 to 1970, when the population grew from 6,500 to 19,500. New Brighton is a stable community with a well diversified and main- tained housing stock. The median value for New Brighton homes in 2016 is $218,600. History Significant to the development of New Brighton was the establishment of Minneapolis Stockyards and Packing Company in 1881. The following year the Twin City Packing Company and other cattle processing plants also formed. Around that time, the area was named after Brighton, Massachusetts, a cattle center of Boston. Soon, the Cattleman’s Hotel was constructed and the Village of New Brighton was incorporated in 1891 in a district now known as Olde Town. New Brighton citizens celebrate “Stockyard Days” at Long Lake Regional Park in August of each year in appreciation of the industry that transformed a sparsely populated piece of land into a thriving community. Cattlemen's Hotel New Brighton’s Mission: “By working in partnership with our citizens, we are committed to guaranteeing that their investment in New Brighton will be protected and will be returned to them in financial and social dividends.”