Grand Marais, Minnesota
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 Grand Marais harbor entrance |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Cook County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 45 ′ N , 90 ° 20 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,351 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 179.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.51 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 187 m |
| Postal code : | 55604 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-24992 |
| GNIS ID : | 656425 |
| Website : | www.ci.grand-marais.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Larry "Bear" Carlson |
 The Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais |
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Grand Marais is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Cook County in the far northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 Grand Marais had 1,351 inhabitants.
geography
Grand Marais is located on the north shore of Lake Superior , the westernmost and highest of the Great Lakes . The place is not far from the border with Canada and on the lake across from Wisconsin and Michigan . Grand Marais is 47 ° 45'02 "north latitude, 90 ° 20'03" west longitude and extends over 7.51 km².
Neighboring towns to Grand Marais are Lutsen (28.6 km southwest along the lakeshore) and Hovland (29.7 km northeast along the lakeshore).
The closest major cities are Thunder Bay in the Canadian province of Ontario (128 km northeast) and Duluth (177 km southwest). Minneapolis , the largest city in Minnesota, is 425 km southwest.
The mouth of the Pigeon River , which forms the border with Canada, is 65 km northeast.
traffic
The main street of Grand Marais is formed by Minnesota State Route 61, which runs along the north shore of Lake Superior . The historic Gunflint Trail , now County Road 12, heads north from Grand Marais. All other roads are subordinate partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting routes.
In Grand Marais there is a small port that connects the city to all the cities on the Great Lakes.
The nearest airports are Thunder Bay International Airport, 124 km northeast, and Duluth International Airport , 183 km southwest ; the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is located 432 km south-west.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 355 | - | |
| 1920 | 443 | 24.8% | |
| 1930 | 618 | 39.5% | |
| 1940 | 855 | 38.3% | |
| 1950 | 1078 | 26.1% | |
| 1960 | 1301 | 20.7% | |
| 1970 | 1301 | 0% | |
| 1980 | 1289 | -0.9% | |
| 1990 | 1171 | -9.2% | |
| 2000 | 1353 | 15.5% | |
| 2010 | 1351 | -0.1% | |
| 1910-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Grand Marais had 1,351 people in 673 households. The population density was 179.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 1.94 people lived in each of the 673 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 2.4 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.
18.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 54.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,750 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,240. 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 16, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 16, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 16, 2013
