Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Grand Rapids, Minnesota
City Hall
City Hall
Motto: 
"It's In Minnesota's Nature"
Location of Grand Rapids in Itasca County and Minnesota
Location of Grand Rapids
in Itasca County and Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°14′14″N 93°31′49″W / 47.23722°N 93.53028°W / 47.23722; -93.53028
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyItasca
Settled1872
Incorporated (village)June 9, 1891
Established (county seat)November 8, 1892
Incorporated (city)1957
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorTasha Connelly
Area
 • Total
24.46 sq mi (63.36 km2)
 • Land22.57 sq mi (58.46 km2)
 • Water1.89 sq mi (4.90 km2)
Elevation
1,289 ft (393 m)
Population
 • Total
11,126
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
11,220
 • Density492.91/sq mi (190.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55744
Area code218
FIPS code27-25118
GNIS feature ID0656428[4]
Websitecityofgrandrapidsmn.com

Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, and it is the county seat. The population was 11,126 at the 2020 census.[2] The city is named for the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) long rapids in the Mississippi River which was the uppermost limit of practical steamboat travel during the late 19th century. Today the rapids are hidden below the dam of UPM Paper Company.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Rapids, Minnesota

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