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Kelliher is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota. State
Highway 72 serves as the major arterial in the
community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city
has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 kmē), of
which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 kmē) of it is land and 0.1
square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (2.80%) is water. The
elevation is 1,358 ft (414 m) above sea level.
As of the census of 2000, there were 294 people, 121
households, and 61 families residing in the city. The
population density was 140.9 people per square mile
(54.3/kmē). There were 140 housing units at an average
density of 67.1/sq mi (25.9/kmē). The racial makeup of
the city was 92.52% White, 6.12% Native American, and
1.36% from two or more races.
There were 121 households out of which
30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
38.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 48.8%
were non-families. 47.9% of all households were made up
of individuals and 29.8% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.19 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread
out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24,
19.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43
years. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7
males.
The median income for a household in
the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family
was $33,958. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus
$16,875 for females. The per capita income for the city
was $13,386. About 12.7% of families and 19.6% of the
population were below the poverty line, including 20.0%
of those under the age of eighteen and 23.2% of those
sixty five or over.
Kelliher Township and its city, at the end of a branch
railway built for lumbering, were named for A. O. Kelliher, a former
agent here for lumber companies. The city was incorporated as a village
on October 3, 1903, the year its post office was established; in 1892
Ulysses (Jess) and John Freestone filed stone and timber claims, and it
is Jess's claim that became the site of Kelliher; in 1897 the claim was
sold to a Weyerhaeuser man, who in turn sold the land to the Crookston
Lumber Company, a large landholder in the Bullhead Lake area. The city
was platted by A. O. Kelliher for George S. Eddy of the Crookston Lumber
Company. It had a station of the Minnesota and International Railway.
O'Kelliher Mercantile Company, Kelliher
Minnesota, 1907
Courtesy Minnesota Historical
Society. Click image to enlarge or purchase
Family
camping at it's finest. We are located on 100 acres of wooded
wilderness in northern Minnesota on the southern shores of Upper Red
Lake. Shotley Brook winds it's way through the center of the
campground making many on the water campsites. Our campsites have
20/30 amp electric, water and sewer. All have picnic tables and fire
rings. Over 800' of sand beach perfect for even the young swimmers.
Cornerstone Residence,
the assisted living community, offers private one and two
bedroom apartments and suites with highly trained staff
available 24 hours a day.
Cribb Auto Repair
PO Box 58
Kelliher, MN 56650-0058
Phone: (218) 647-8767
Custom Northern Log Homes
38505 Willow Creek Road NE
Kelliher, MN 56650-9510
Phone: (218) 647-8836
Donna's Things
PO Box 179
Kelliher, MN 56650
Phone: (218) 647-8273
DR Tackle Sports
111 4th Street NE
Kelliher, MN 56650
Phone: (218) 647-8657
Gateway to Upper Red Lake and Lake of the Woods. We are located
on Hwy 72 N in Kelliher. Providing a full line for all your
fishing and hunting needs. Open 7 days a week. Stop in an see
us. Mike, Cathy, Derek & Rachel Washenberger and Monte our
mascot.
Erickson Mills Inc
557 Clark Avenue S
Kelliher, MN 56650
Phone: (218) 647-8516
Frenzel Logging & Excavating
37471 Willow Creek Road NE
Kelliher, MN 56650-9507
Phone: (218) 647-8834
Hair Etc
142 Clark Avenue S
Kelliher, MN 56650
Phone: (218) 647-8141
We
are builders of Handcrafted Log Homes since 1978. Our homes are
built with huge native pine, spruce or cedar logs from the area.
We also do "log accents" and log restoration. Come and visit our
log yard, 1/2 mile south of Kelliher on Hwy. 72, or our live-in
model home (by appointment) 9 miles west of Kelliher.
Kelliher Auto Sales
160 Clark Avenue S
Kelliher, MN 56650
Phone: (218) 647-8285
Kelliher Fire Department
East Main Street
Kelliher, MN 56650
Phone: (218) 647-8133
Located on beautiful
Upper Red Lake in Northern Minnesota! Mort's Dock offers summer
and winter access to Upper Red Lake Crappies along with Northern
Pike, White Fish, Perch and many other game fish. The Upper Red
Lake area creates some of the finest ice fishing in Minnesota.