Grand Rapids (Minnesota)
Itasca County
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Grand Rapids is a city ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of Itasca County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Grand Rapids had 10,869 inhabitants.
Geography
The city is north-east in the state on the edge of the Mesabi Range located. Duluth is located about 125 kilometers southeast of Grand Rapids, the cities of Minneapolis -St. Paul is about 273 kilometers away. Through the city flows the Mississippi River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 8.1 square kilometers, of which 0.8 square miles of water.
History
Grand Rapids was built in the 1870s as Holzfällerort. The first permanent building was built in 1872. On June 11, 1891 Grand Rapids was a village and became a city in 1957. November 8, 1892 is the administrative seat of Itasca County.
The name of Grand Rapids, was derived from the rapids of the Mississippi River that flows through Grand Rapids. Today the rapids below the dam of the Blandin paper mill. This paper mill, now run by UPM, is a major employer in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids is the birthplace of actress Judy Garland.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Grand Rapids 10,869 people in 4615 households. The population density was 1488.9 people per square kilometer. In the 4615 households lived statistically 2.2 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 94.6 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 1.9 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 41,931. The per capita income was $ 25,278. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.