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| Red Lake Falls (city) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990-2000 Change | |
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| Actual | Percent | |||||
| Population | 1,740 | 1,732 | 1,481 | 1,590 | 109 | 7.36 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | 2.60 | 2.44 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Density (persons per sq. mile) | 669.23 | 709.84 | 698.58 | 749.71 | 51.12 | 7.32 |
| Housing Units | 517 | 684 | 649 | 652 | 3 | 0.46 |
| Households | -- | 622 | 599 | 608 | 9 | 1.50 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | 2.66 | 2.37 | 2.35 | -0.02 | -0.87 |
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km˛ (2.1 mi˛), all land.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
There were 608 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,536, and the median income for a family was $41,413. Males had a median income of $29,792 versus $20,185 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,177. About 8.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
RED LAKE FALLS, the county seat, near the center of a township bearing this name, was incorporated as a village February 28, 1881, and as a city in 1898. The name has reference to rapids and falls within the city area, supplying valuable waterpower, on both the Red Lake and Clearwater Rivers. These are translations of their Ojibwe names, received from the lakes whence they flow. The post office was established in 1878 with Ernest Buse as first postmaster. He was born in Germany in 1837, came to the United States in 1852 and to Minnesota in 1854, being first settler and founder of Fergus Falls; he moved to Red Lake Falls in 1877; he died in California in 1914 and is buried in Fergus Falls. The city had stations serving the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
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| Utility Type | Utility Name | Utility Phone |
| Electricity | Otter Tail Power Co | (218) 253-2727 |
| Natural Gas | n/a | n/a |
| Wastewater | n/a | n/a |
| Water | n/a | n/a |
| Telephone | Garden Valley Telephone Co | (218) 687-5251 |
| Cable TV | Sjoberg's Cable TV | (218) 681-3044 |
| Employer | Products/Services | Employees |
| Homark Company | Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 120 |
| Red Lake Falls Public Schools | Elementary & Secondary Schools | 95 |
| Red Lake, County of | Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support | 68 |
| Hillcrest Nursing Home | Nursing Care Facilities | 55 |
| Red Lake Electric Coop | Electric Power Generation, Transmission & Dist. | 23 |
| Red Lake County State Bank | Depository Credit Intermediation | 22 |
| Tailored Wear | Clothing Stores | 14 |
| Northwest Mfg | Vent., Heating, Air-Cond. & Comm. Refrig. Equip. Mfg. | 10 |
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Minnesota State
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