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Perham Minnesota Community Guide

Location:

Location of Perham, Minnesota

Population:

Perham (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2000-2010 Change
Perham (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	Actual	Percent
Population	1,933	2,086	2,075	2,559	2,985	+426	+16.65
Land Area (sq. mile)	1.00	1.41	2.19	2.62	2.62	0	0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile)	1,933.0	1,479.4	947.5	976.2	1,139.3	+163.11	+16.65
Housing Units	687	876	933	1,167	1,388	+221	+18.94
Households	--	818	880	1,104	1,304	+200	+18.12
Persons Per Household	--	2.42	2.24	2.23	2.29	+0.06	+2.69

Geography:

Perham is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. U.S. Route 10 and Minnesota State Highways 78 and 108 are three of the main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 1,368 ft (417 m) above sea level.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Demographics:

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,559 people, 1,104 households, and 642 families residing in the city. The population density was 976.2 people per square mile (377.1/km²). There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 445.2/sq mi (172.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.99% White, 0.35% African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population. 50.3% were of German and 14.8% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,104 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,397, and the median income for a family was $40,184. Males had a median income of $29,087 versus $20,817 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,444. About 8.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

History:

PERHAM Township, organized March 19, 1872, was then called Marion Lake Township, for the lake adjoining its southwest corner, but March 1, 1877, it was renamed, to be like its village, by an act of the legislature. Josiah Perham, commemorated in this name, was the first president of the Northern Pacific Railroad company, in 1864-65. He was born in Wilton, Maine, in 1803 and died in Boston, Mass., in 1868. Very interesting biographic notes, with narration of his enthusiastic efforts for construction of this transcontinental railway line, are given in Eugene V. Smalley's History of the Northern Pacific Railroad (1883, pp. 97-132). Perham, a city in sections 14 and 15, on this railroad, platted March 6, 1873, was incorporated February 14, 1881. Its original townsite was laid out in June 1872 by the Lake Superior and Puget Sound Land Company; the post office began in 1872, with Henry Kemper as postmaster.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Government:

Perham City Hall 125 2nd Avenue NE Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4455 Web: www.cityofperham.com The Council meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address	Phone
Mayor	12/31/2010	Kevin Keil	(218) 346-4216
City Manager	appointed	Kelcey Klemm	(218) 346-9799
Council Member	12/31/2010	Harriet Mattfeld	(218) 346-5772
Council Member	12/31/2012	Anita Mycke	(218) 346-3446
Council Member	12/31/2010	Timothy Meehl	(218) 346-4768
Council Member	12/31/2012	James Johnson	(218) 346-4694

Post Office:

US Post Office
100 3rd Avenue NW
Perham, MN 56573
Phone: (218) 346-6185
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS
Web: www.usps.gov

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days 8:15 am - 4:45 pm
Saturday 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Latest Collection at Post Office:
Week Days 5:00 pm
Saturday 5:30 pm

Utilities:

Utility Type	Utility Name	Utility Phone
Electricity	Otter Tail Power Co	(800) 551-3593
Natural Gas	Perham Municipal	(218) 346-4455
Wastewater	Perham Municipal	(218) 346-4455
Water	Perham Municipal	(218) 346-4455
Telephone	East Otter Tail Telephone Co	(218) 346-5500
Cable TV	Tekstar Cablevision Inc	(218) 346-5500

Major Employers:

Employer	Products/Services	Employees
KLN Enterprises Inc.	Other Food Manufacturing	517
Perham Memorial Hospital & Home	General Medical & Surgical Hospitals	295
Perham Public School	Elementary & Secondary Schools	260
Arvig Communication Systems	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	238
Royal Resources	Employment Services	107
Tuffy's Pet Foods	Animal Food Manufacturing	80
Grocery Stores	Grocery Stores	70
Perham Co-op Creamery	Dairy Product Manufacturing	60
Primera Foods	Poultry & Egg Production	60
Hammers Construction	Residential Building Construction	50
United Community Bank	Depository Credit Intermediation	46
Land O'Lakes	Dairy Product Manufacturing	44
Bauck Busing	School & Employee Bus Transportation	32
City of Perham	Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support	31
CC&I Engineering	Architectural, Engineering, & Related Services	30

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Minnesota State Highway Map of the Perham Minnesota area

Events:

For Perham area events, see the Perham Chamber of Commerce Calendar

Attractions:

History Museum of East Ottertail County 230 1st Avenue N Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-7676
ITOW Veterans Museum 805 W Main Street Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-7678 Web: www.historymuseumeot.com

Recreation:

Perham Lakeside Country Club
2727 450th Street
Perham, MN 56573
Phone: (218) 346-6070
Fax: (218) 346-6049
Web: www.perhamlakeside.com

Lakes:

Lake Name	Size (acres)	Lake info	Lake Map	Rec Map	Topo Map
Big Pine	4726
Devils	355
Little McDonald	1312
Little Pine	2080
Marion	1624
Paul	346

Health Care:

Meritcare Clinic Perham 665 3rd Street SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4040 Fax: (218) 346-4043 Web: www.meritcare.com
Perham Memorial Hospital 665 3rd Street SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4500 Web: www.pmhh.com Our 25-bed acute care hospital offers a full range of health care services with medical equipment that is technologically current, and a network of professional and qualified staff that is trained and skilled in each of their fields.

Schools:

Independent School District 549 520 1st Avenue S Perham , MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4501 Fax: (218) 346-4506 Web: www.perham.k12.mn.us
Perham High School 200 5th Street SE Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-6500 Fax: (218) 346-6504
Prairie Wind Middle School 480 Coney Street W Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-1700
Heart of the Lakes Elementary School 810 2nd Avenue SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-5437
St. Henry's School 253 2nd Street SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-6190
St. Paul's Lutheran School 500 6th Avenue SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-2300 "Touching lives forever spiritually, academically, physically, and socially with the love of Jesus." That is the mission of St. Paul's Lutheran School. We want to provide a school with a difference. That difference is that the children will experience the love of Jesus each hour of the day in all their activities and experiences.

Churches:

Calvary Lutheran Church 619 3rd Avenue SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4780 Web: www.calvaryperham.com Pastor: Phil Holtan Sunday Worship: 8:30am & 10:45am
Church of Christ 150 6th Avenue SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-2640
Lutheran Church New 201 1st Avenue S Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-7203
Northwoods Assembly of God 945 W Main Street Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-5433 Web: www.northwoodslife.com Pastor Dirk & Bobbie Currier Sunday Service: 10:00am
Perham Community Alliance Church 600 8th Street NE Perham, MN, 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4673 Web: www.perhamcommunitychurch.org Pastor: Tom Mitchell Sunday Worship: 10:00am
St. Henry's Catholic Church 234 2nd Avenue SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4240 Web: www.parishfaith.com/sthenry Pastor: n/a Saturday Mass: 5:00pm Sunday Mass: 10:00am
St. Paul's Lutheran Church 500 6th Avenue SW Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-7725 Web: www.stpaulsperham.com Pastor: Rev. Carl Noble Saturday Worship 5:00pm Sunday Worship 9:00am
United Methodist Church 223 4th Avenue SE Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-7420 Web: www.pdumc.com Pastor: Rev. Dr. Fair Caldwell-Meeks Sunday Worship: 10:30am

Media:

Lakes Radio 99.5 235 West Main Street Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4800 Fax: (218) 346-7595 Web: www.lakes995.com
Perham Enterprise Bulletin 222 2nd Avenue SE Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-5900 Fax: (218) 346-5901 Web: www.perhameb.com

Motels:

Budget Host 43937 Fort Thunder Road Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-2100 Web: www.budgethost.com
Crossings Inn & Suites by GrandStay 231 Market Drive Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-2033 Toll Free: (866) 936-7829 Fax: (218) 346-6367 Web: www.crossingsperham.com Conveniently located off Hwy 10 and MN-78 in the heart of lake country, Crossings Inn & Suites by GrandStay in Perham , MN is perfect for a family vacation or that last minute business trip. Stroll along our tree-lined cobblestone walks and enjoy over 20 unique gift and specialty shops. Enjoy a day at the lake, on the golf course or just a great meal at one of the many restaurants.
Super 8 106 Jake Street SE Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-7888 Fax: (218) 346-7880 Web: www.super8.com

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Resorts:

Big Pine Lodge 43606 Mosquito Heights Road Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-3480 Web: www.bigpinelodgemn.com Our cozy resort includes weekly cabin rentals, seasonal RV sites, camping and a lodge that serves Great fresh baked pizza, burgers and pop. 300' of dock space and boat landing so you can keep your boat in the water. 200' of sandy beach and swimming area for you and your family to enjoy.
Char-Mac Resort 45793 County Highway 8 Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-3183 Toll Free: (800) 414-1881 Web: www.charmacresort.com We have four lakeside cabins on the eastern shore of Little Pine Lake, with sandy beaches, boat lifts and docks, and peaceful surroundings. If you're wanting a quiet spot to relax and fish, swim or water-ski, and take life at your own pace, Char Mac Resort is the perfect vacation for you and your family! We offer clean and comfortable two-bedroom cabins with full kitchenette, dining area, living room space with cable television, and bathroom.
Pine Beach Resort 40698 460th Street Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-6853
Sunset Beach Resort 44675 Nitche Lake Road Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4922 Web: www.sunsetbeachperham.com Sunset Beach offers you the most beautiful beach and sunsets on Big Pine Lake. We have six lakeside cabins, a three-bedroom mobile home with private deck, and a lakeview rambler with new sunroom and private deck.
Whispering Pines Resort 46362 County Highway 8 Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-3188

Campgrounds:

Golden Eagle Campground
42492 480th Avenue
Perham, MN 56573
Phone: (218) 346-4386
Fax: (218) 346-4284
Web: www.goldeneaglervvillage.com

Golden Eagle Vacationland is located in west central Minnesota on the south end of 4,800 acre Big Pine Lake which is famous for its walleye fishing. Situated in the heart of the lake country, the Resort offers large wooded sites overlooking the lake. Golden Eagle Vacationland is a paradise for summer fun.

Golden Eagle Campground, Perham Minnesota

Businesses:

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