Guide to La Prairie, Minnesota

LaPrairie (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

n/a

536

438

605

665

+60

+9.92

Land Area (sq. mile)

1.10

1.64

+0.54

+49.09

Density (persons per sq. mile)

532.0

405.5

-126.5

-23.78

Housing Units

249

287

+37

+14.9

Households

239

270

+31

+13.0

Persons Per Household

2.59

2.46

-0.13

-5.02

La Prairie is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota adjacent to the city of Grand Rapids. U.S. Routes 2 and 169 are two of the main arterial routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.69 square miles (4.38 km2), of which 1.64 square miles (4.25 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. The elevation is 1,283 feet above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 665 people, 270 households, and 184 families residing in the city. The population density was 405.5 inhabitants per square mile (156.6/km2). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 175.0 per square mile (67.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.6% White, 0.6% African American, 2.9% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 270 households of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

La Prairie, a city of Grand Rapids Township, is near the mouth of Prairie River, which flows through Prairie Lake. It was incorporated as a village December 29, 1890, and developed as a logging community. Its steamboat landing on the Mississippi River was first known as Neal's Landing, named for owner Neal Carr, the name changing to Nealsville, then Saginaw, then La Prairie. It had a Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad station and a post office, 1890-1917. There are many stories about the origin of the name.

Topographic map of the La Prairie Minnesota area - Courtesy Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - click to enlarge


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