According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.5 km² (6.4 mi²). 16.2 km² (6.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.03%) is water.

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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,703 people, 2,959 households, and 1,751 families residing in the city. The population density was 412.8/km² (1,069.3/mi²). There were 3,264 housing units at an average density of 201.0/km² (520.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.30% White, 0.28% African American, 2.58% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 2,959 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,908, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $41,584 versus $20,053 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,171. About 10.0% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

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International Falls (1,124 alt., 5,626 pop.), Koochiching County seat, its pulsing wood industry mills producing a steady stream of products, is the northernmost point in the Minnesota Arrowhead country. On the falls of the Rainy River, part of the international border, it is on the fringe of a magnificent wilderness area (see Superior National Forest), romantic with the lore of fur traders who traveled the interior waterways in their canoes.

The first white man to visit the site was Jacques de Noyon, a French voyageur from Canada, who traveled over the Kaministiquia Route to Rainy Lake and wintered at the falls in 1687 or 1688. He was followed by Zacherie Robutel, Sieur de la Noue, and by Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de la Verendrye. Although fur-trading posts were built in the region at an early date, they were located on the Canadian side of Rainy River. The date of the first post established on the American side is nay known, but it probably was between 1816 and 1822.

As the fur trade dwindled, lumbering came into importance. Extensive stands of conifers covered the area. Logs were floated down the Big and Little Fork Rivers to sawmills farther north (see Big Falls; Littlefork). Lumbermen early realized the value of the falls, at the head of an 18,000 square mile watershed, as a source of water power.

Some settlers came to the region when steamboats began plying the Rainy River as part of the Dawson Route, which had been laid out between Port Arthur (see Arrowhead Tour 1) and Fort Garry (Winnipeg) in 1870 and followed in part the international boundary (see Superior National Forest: Canoe Trip 1). After railroad facilities were established on the Canadian side, steamboat service on Rainy River was abandoned, and more once the only mode of water travel was by canoe. In 1881, the first homesteader, Alexander Baker, a Hudson's Bay Company factor, filed a claim the site of International Falls. The village was incorporated in 1901.

In 1904, a paper company brought about joint control of American and Canadian riparian rights and contracted for both development of water power and establishment of manufacturing industries. The falls, known as Chaudiere (cauldron) to the French, had a natural 24-foot drop and made available 25,000 horsepower from a 27-foot head.

In 1910, International Falls, with a population of 1,487, was incorporated as a city.

The International Lumber Company, a subsidiary of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company, erected a sawmill in 1910. The mill, its capacity 300,000 feet in a ten-hour day, cut as much as 75,000,000 feet in one year. Then the largest in the State, it ceased operations in 1937.

The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company (cor. 4th Ave. and 2nd St.) manufactures newsprint, sulphite, and kraft ground-wood paper, all of which have nation-wide markets. In 1911, it began the construction of a railroad that today has 11 locomotives, 400 cars, 35 miles of tracks, and provides employment for 120 men. In 1916, it built the world's first Insulite mill. Insulite, a wood-fiber board used for insulation, was in such demand that in 1925 a larger mill had to be built, which has a capacity 750,000 board feet in 24 hours. Since 1931, it has been  complemented by a second mill at Karhula, Finland.

The warehouse of the International Falls plant has a storage capacity 25,000,000 board feet. Aspen is utilized in the manufacture. Mando (the trade name of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company) maintains mills at other points and owns the world's largest cedar telegraph pole yards and treating plant at St. Paul (Minnesota Transfer).

These wood industries are the main source of income for International Falls, and the city's industrial development is assured by its water power and the wood supply held by the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company.

International Falls is headquarters for the three branches of the U. S. International Border Patrol (Post Office Bldg., 400 4th St.). They can be distinguished readily by the color of their uniforms: Immigration, forest ten; Customs, dark gray; and Customs Inspection, dark blue (see General information: Border Regulations). The Border Patrol supervises the 350-mile stretch from Pigeon River to Roseau.

A curio collection in the Log Cabin Inn (434 3rd St.) displays interting mounted specimens of birds and native animals in natural poses; moose that must have weighed 1,000 pounds, a black bear, a buck deer, and the hides and heads of bears, foxes, and wolves.

International Falls, a port of entry, is rich in primeval beauty, historic lore, and natural resources. It is an outfitting center for vacationists and sportsmen.

From the WPA Guide to the Minnesota Arrowhead Company
©1941 by the Minnesota Arrowhead Association

US Post Office 400 4th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone:(218) 283-3331 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS
Business Hours Monday 08:30-04:30PM Tuesday 08:30-04:30PM Wednesday 08:30-04:30PM Thursday 08:30-04:30PM Friday 08:30-04:30PM Saturday 08:30-04:30PM Last Daily Collection Monday 04:00PM Tuesday 04:00PM Wednesday 04:00PM Thursday 04:00PM Friday 04:00PM Saturday 03:30PM

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Chamber Of Commerce 301 2nd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-9400
Grand Mound & Interpretive Center 6749 Highway 11 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-3332
Koochiching County Historical Museum 214 6th Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-4316
Sportsmen's Service & Wildlife Museum 424 3rd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2411

Burlington Park Adjacent to International Falls Chamber of Commerce and across the street from the State of Minnesota Tourism Information Center	Photo courtesy City of International Falls
City Beach 3 miles East of International Falls on County Road 20 - 650' of sand beach on Rainy Lake - Floating swim platform - Concession, dressing, and bathroom   facilities - Regulation basketball court - Regulation sand volleyball court - Swing set and play area - 24' by 50' covered picnic pavilion - 8 Outdoor cooking grills - 2 Large  parking areas	Photo courtesy City of International Falls
Kerry Park 11th Street between 4th and 6th Avenues - 2 Regulation slow-pitch softball fields      with concession stands - Artificial Ice Arena (200' by 85' ice   sheet) with spectator capacity of 400 - Dual playground areas - 24' by 50' picnic pavilion - 2 Regulation tennis courts - Regulation basketball court - 4 Horseshoe pits - True Ride Skateboard Park	Photo courtesy City of International Falls
Shorewood Park Shorewood Drive and 20th Ave. - 24' by 50' covered picnic shelter with   rest rooms - 2 Play areas with swing sets, play   equipment, and new multi-station play   structure - Park benches along paved trail - Parking lot	Photo courtesy City of International Falls
Smokey Bear Park 3rd St. between 6th and 8th Avenues - 24' by 50' covered picnic shelter - Challenger astronaut arboretum - 3 10' by 10' family picnic pavilions - Regulation basketball court - Smokey Bear statue (26 ft. statue of   Smokey and two cubs) - Giant Thermometer - Concert sized Bandshell - Restroom facilities in Bandshell	Photo courtesy City of International Falls
Rainy Lake Visitors Center Voyageurs National Park International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 286-5258
Voyageurs National Park Headquarters 3131 US Highway 53 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-9821

Lake Name	Size (acres)	Location	Lake info	Lake Map	Rec Map	Topo Map

Duluth Clinic International Falls 2501 Keenan Drive International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-9431
Falls Memorial Hospital 1400 US Highway 71 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-4481

Falls High School 1515 11th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2571
West End Elementary School 1515 11th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2219
Rainy River Community College 1501 US Highway 71 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-7722

Berean Baptist Church 2602 Crescent Drive International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2727 Web: www.bbcifalls.com Pastor Shane Belding Sunday School:      9:30am Sunday Worship:  11:00am
Bethany Lutheran Church 123 Wayside Lane International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-3315
Christian Life Chapel Highway 11-71 West International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-9297 Pastor Ernest Witmer Sunday Worship:  10:00am
Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1340 Keenan Drive International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-3682
Evangelical Covenant Church 1631 1st Avenue E International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-3365
Faith United Church Of Christ 1001 5th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2486
First Assembly Of God Church 1309 3rd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2131 Pastor Steve Kruse Sunday School:    9:30am Sunday Worship: 10:30am
First Baptist Church 115 Shorewood Drive International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-3598 Web: www.firstbaptistchurchifalls.org Pastor James Elkins Sunday School:    9:30am Sunday Worship: 10:30am Sunday Evening:   6:00pm
First Lutheran Church 123 Wayside Lane International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2208
Full Gospel Fellowship WWM 1530 6th Avenue W International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2088
Holy Trinity Episcopal 820 4th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-8606
International Falls SDA Church 1214 7th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 383-8384
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness 1500 3rd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-4684
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 2726 Pleasant Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-4859 Pastor Don Clark Sunday School:      9:45am Sunday Worship:  11:00am
Point Of Pines Mennonite Church 3607 County Road 93 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-9326
St. Paul Lutheran Church 1324 9th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-8642
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 810 5th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-3293 Fr. Roger Bergkamp, OMI Mass Schedule Saturday:   6:00pm Sunday:   10:30am Sunday:     7:00pm
Zion Lutheran Church 530 6th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-9865

B93 FM Radio Station 242 Scott Street PO Box 1250 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-4420
Daily Journal 1602 US Highway 71 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-7411
KBHW 4090 Highway 11 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-7398
KGHS 519 3rd Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-3481
KICC US Highway 71 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 285-2218
KSDM 519 3rd Street International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-3481

Budget Host Inn 10 Riverview Blvd International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2577
Days Inn 2331 US Highway 53 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-9441 Fax: (218) 283-9441 Web: www.daysinn.com
Falls Motel 2101 2nd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-8434
Hilltop Motel 2002 2nd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2505
Holiday Inn 1500 US Highway 71 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-8000
Northern Lights Motel 1602 2nd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-2508
Rambler Motel 1901 2nd Avenue W International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-8454
Super 8 2326 US Highway 53 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-8811
Tee Pee Motel 1501 2nd Avenue W International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-8494
Voyageur Motel 1210 3rd Avenue International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 283-9424

Camp Idlewood 3033 County Road 20 International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 286-5551 Toll Free: (888) 741-1228 Fax: (218) 286-3005 Web: www.campidlewood.com On beautiful Rainy Lake, Camp Idlewood offers everything you need to enjoy your family vacation. Located just six miles east of International Falls, Minnesota, our nine fully furnished cabins are equipped with all of the comforts of home. Enjoy our beach, sauna, and canoes or rent a boat and motor to experience the natural beauty of this spectacular lake.
Island View Lodge 1817 Highway 11 E International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 286-3511 Fax: (218) 286-5036 Web: www.rainy-lake.com Our Lodge is nestled in Northern Minnesota on the shores of beautiful Rainy Lake. We overlook Majestic Voyageurs National Park and are located just 12 miles East of International Falls. Our cabins range in size from a quaint one bedroom log cabin up to a large 6 bedroom 2 bath retreat.
Sha Sha Resort 1664 Highway 11 E International Falls, MN 56649 Phone: (218) 286-3241

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