Grand Portage
Coordinates: 47 ° 58 ' N , 89 ° 41' W
Grand Portage is a non-organized territory ( "unorganized territory") in Cook County ( Minnesota ) with 557 inhabitants. It covers the area of the Grand Portage Indian Reservation .
geography
Grand Portage is located in the far northeast of Minnesota on Lake Superior and on the border with Canada . The next larger cities are southwest of Duluth and Thunder Bay in the north of Canada . According to the United States Census Bureau , the land area of the area is 192.2 square kilometers.
The Minnesota State Route 61 is the only national road connections.
The Grand Portage National Monument is a memorial to the history of the indigenous people and fur traders . The course of the Pigeon River and its waterfalls are designated as Grand Portage State Park , the only state park in Minnesota whose land is not state-owned, but was leased from the Indian reservation in 1989. There is also a jetty on the lakeshore from which two ferries take tourists to the Isle Royale National Park .
history
→ Main article: Grand Portage National Monument
From around 1722, French explorers and missionaries first used the "Grand Portage ", a 14-kilometer footpath that bypassed the rapids on the lower reaches of the Pigeon River. The Grand Portage was the gateway to Canada's furthest areas. In the heyday of the fur trade, many tons of goods were transported over this route in the summer months. In 1784 the North West Company's main hub was established here .
Demographics
At the 2000 census, Grand Portage had 557 people in 247 households and 137 families. The racial the population consists of 58 percent American Indians, 36 percent white population and smaller minorities or several groups. Two percent of the population are Hispanics .
The median income of a household is USD 30,326 and that of a family is USD 31,771. The per capita income is $ 15,782. About 21.7% of the population and 18.9% of families live below the poverty line.
Web links
- Website to Grand Portage (English)