Guide to Grand Rapids, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.9 km² (8.1 mi²). 19.0 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (9.16%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 408.4/km² (1,057.8/mi²). There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 190.5/km² (493.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.53% White, 0.28% African American, 1.93% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 3,446 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.6% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,991, and the median income for a family was $39,468. Males had a median income of $36,035 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,223. About 9.2% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

GRAND RAPIDS Township received its name from the location of its village, the county seat, beside rapids of the Mississippi, having a fall of five feet in a third of a mile. The city was incorporated as a village June 11, 1891, and as a city in 1957; established as the county seat on November 8, 1892, following a long fight with La Prairie for the designation. Although logging camps, trading posts, and buildings were on the site earlier, the first permanent building was the Potter Company general store in 1872; Lowe G. Seavey, first postmaster in 1874, built the first hotel; a station of the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad was built in 1890; one of the major businesses is the Blandin Paper Company and its Blandin Foundation.