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Location :Population :
Park Rapids (city) 1970 1980 1990 2000 1990-2000
Change
Actual Percent
Population 2,772 2,976 2,863 3,276 413 14.43
Land Area (sq. mile) 4.00 4.98 4.92 5.98 1.06 21.62
Density (persons per sq. mile) 693.00 597.59 581.91 547.49 -34.42 -5.91
Housing Units 1,035 1,397 1,429 1,616 187 13.09
Households -- 1,215 1,266 1,476 210 16.59
Persons Per Household -- 2.33 2.15 2.11 -0.04 -1.83
Geography :
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 15.8
km˛ (6.1
mi˛ ). 15.5 km˛ (6.0 mi˛) of it is land and 0.3 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it
(1.64%) is water
From
Wikipedia , the free
encyclopedia.
Demographics :
As of the
census 2
population density was 211.5/km˛
(547.5/mi˛). There were 1,616 housing
units at an average density of 104.3/km˛
(270.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
city was 95.97%
White , 0.31%
African American , 2.20%
Native American , 0.37%
Asian , 0.03%
Pacific Islander , 0.46% from
other races , and 0.67% from two or
more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.07% of the
population.
There were 1,476 households out of which
25.3% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 39.2% were
married couples living together,
10.8% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 46.6% were
non-families. 41.8% of all households
were made up of individuals and 23.3%
had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.11 and the average
family size was 2.88.
In the city the
population was spread out with 23.5%
under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24,
21.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to
64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age
or older. The median age was 42 years.
For every 100 females there were 81.7
males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for
a household in the city was $23,628, and
the median income for a family was
$33,958. Males had a median income of
$28,718 versus $21,827 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$16,416. About 11.6% of families and
12.2% of the population were below the
poverty line , including 11.3% of
those under age 18 and 13.1% of those
age 65 or over.
History :PARK RAPIDS, a city in Todd Township, sections 23-26,
and the county seat, was named by Frank C. Rice, proprietor of the
townsite, who came from Riceville, Iowa, a railway village that he had
previously platted. The name was suggested by the parklike groves and
prairies there, beside the former rapids of the Fish Hook River, later
dammed to supply valuable water power. The village was platted in 1882
by surveyor Joseph Sombs, who was born in Canada in 1834 and came to
Minnesota in 1853. The city was incorporated on November 25, 1890; its
post office was established in Cass County and transferred to Hubbard
County in 1881; the first postmaster was Gilbert F. Rice, a miller born
in 1839 in New York, who moved to Park Rapids in 1881, owned a flour
mill, and served as judge of probate court, 1883-87.
Courtesy
Minnesota Historical Society
Government :
Post Office :
Regular Business
Hours:
09:00AM-12:00PM
01:00PM-04:00PM Latest Collection
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News :Weather :Map :
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Events :Attractions :
Hubbard County
Historical Museum
Itasca State Park
North Country
Museum of Arts
Park Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Recreation :
Bears Den Golf
Course
Eagles View Golf
Course
Itasca State Park
Lakes :
Lake Name Size Location Lake info Lake Map Rec Map Topo Map
Health
Care :
Dakota Clinic
Erickson Medical Clinic
Schools :
Park Rapids School District
Central Elementary School
Frank White Elementary
Park Rapids Middle School
Churches :
Assembly of God Church
Calvary Lutheran Church
Church of Christ
Faith Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First English Lutheran Church
Hubbard United Methodist Church
Jehovah's Witnesses
New Life Community Church
Northern Pines United Methodist
Church
Riverside United Methodist
Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Media :
K-106
KDKK
KPRM
KXKK
Motels :
AmericInn
King's Cottages Resort Motel
Riverside Point Resort Motel
Super 8
Bed and Breakfasts:
Dickson Viking Hus B & B
Heartland Trail B & B
Loon Song Bed & Breakfast
Resorts :
Bayside Resort
Bear Paw Resort
Birch Harbor Resort
Birch Retreat Resort
Boulder Beach Resort
Brookside Resort
Cedar Shores Lodge & Resort
Eagle Bay Lodge
Eagle Beach Resort
Edgewood Resort
Emmaville Store & Cabins
Evergreen Lodge Resort
Freedom Ridge ATV Resort
Fun-Ta-Boot Resort
Gramma's Riverview Cabins
Home Bay Resort
Isle of Dreams Lodge
Little Norway Resort
Loon's Nest Resort
Mantrap Lodge
New Frontier Resort
North Beach Resort
Northern Pine Lodge
Northern Star Resort
Norway Hills Resort
Olson's Lodge
Orion's Lodge
Pine Cone Lodge
Pine Hollow Resort
Pine Park Resort
Pine Valley Resort
Round Bay Resort
Shady Point Resort
Sleeping Fawn Resort
Sunset Lodge
Timberlane Lodge
Two Inlets Resort
Weigelwood Resort
Whippoorwill Resort
White Pine Resort
Wilderness Bay Resort
Campgrounds :
Breeze Campgrounds
Spruce Hill Campgrounds
Vagabond Village Campground
Businesses :
Click here for the Park Rapids Business Directory
Aerial Photo :
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