Grand Rapids, Minnesota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	11,140
Male Share of the Population	49%
Female Share of the Population	51%
Senior Citizens	22.4%
Employed Population 16+	5,039
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	51%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	26.2%
Median Earnings25+	$28,578
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$20,110
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$16,942

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,420
% Above Poverty Level	82.3%
% Below Poverty Level	17.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	16 minutes
% Working from Home	5.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.9%
% Using Public Transportation	1.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.7%
Median Gross Rent	$651
Median House Value	$143,900

Ancestry

German	35.2%
Norwegian	13.8%
Irish	11.4%
Finnish	8.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.4%
Swedish	7.2%
English	7.2%
French Except Basque	4.4%
Canadian	3.4%
Italian	3.3%
Polish	2.8%
Scottish	2.3%
Welsh	1.7%
Czech	1.5%
Danishn	1.1%
Serbian	0.5%
Slovak	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
Croatian	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Swiss	0.1%
Greek	0.1%
Russian	0.1%
Slovene	0.1%
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Grand Rapids Almanac

Category	Value
County	Itasca County
Standard Zip Codes	55744
P.O. Box Zip Codes	55730
Company Zip Codes	55745
Phone Area Codes	218
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	47.22
Approximate Longitude	-93.52

Grand Rapids Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GRAND RAPIDS FOREST LAB
Distance	1.7 miles
Jan Temp	-4 to 17 F
Apr Temp	28 to 54 F
Jul Temp	55 to 80 F
Oct Temp	33 to 54 F
Annual Precip	28.7 inches

Station	POKEGAMA DAM
Distance	2.7 miles
Jan Temp	-6 to 15 F
Apr Temp	29 to 53 F
Jul Temp	56 to 78 F
Oct Temp	33 to 54 F
Annual Precip	28.3 inches

Station	SANDY LAKE DAM LIBBY
Distance	31.9 miles
Jan Temp	-6 to 17 F
Apr Temp	29 to 53 F
Jul Temp	57 to 80 F
Oct Temp	34 to 55 F
Annual Precip	27.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bovey	814	$44,063
Calumet	438	$41,250
Cohasset	2,724	$76,985
Coleraine	1,648	$60,179
Marble	590	$45,313
Taconite	634	$60,385

Grand Rapids Public Libraries

Grand Rapids Area Library
140 NE 2ND STREET
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
(218) 326-7640

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Grand Rapids Hospitals

Grand Itasca Clinic & Hosp
(Non-profit)
1601 Golf Course Road
(218) 326-3400

Grand Rapids Public Schools

Forest Lake Elementary
715 Nw 7th Ave
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5870
Primary
Total Enrollment 401

Grand Rapids Area Learning Center
409 Se 13th St
ZIP: 55744
(218) 999-0247
High
Total Enrollment 82

Grand Rapids Early Childhood Center
1217 Se 2nd Ave
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5772
Primary
Total Enrollment 69

Grand Rapids Senior High
800 Conifer Dr Nw
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5760
High
Total Enrollment 1153

Infinity:minnesota Digital Academy
1851 E Us Hwy 169, 123 Media Center
ZIP: 55744
(800) 624-4072
High

Itaskin Education Center
1880 River Rd
ZIP: 55744
(218) 322-4129
Other
Total Enrollment 47

Middle Area Learning Center
1000 Ne 8th Ave
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5800
Middle
Total Enrollment 166

Murphy Elementary
822 Ne 5th Ave
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5880
Primary
Total Enrollment 375

Northland Educational Center
510 Se 13th St
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5705
Other
Total Enrollment 9

Robert J. Elkington Middle School
1000 Ne 8th Ave
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5800
Middle
Total Enrollment 979

Southwest Elementary
601 Sw 7th St
ZIP: 55744
(218) 327-5890
Primary
Total Enrollment 380

Grand Rapids Private Schools

Life Christian Academy
707 Nw 17th Ave
ZIP: 55744
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 6

St Joseph Elementary School
315 Sw 21st St
ZIP: 55744
Elementary
Total Enrollment 151

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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