Guide to Ray Minnesota

East Koochiching
(Unorganized Territory)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

498

417

383

355

-28

-7.31

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.00

380.91

385.23

385.20

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

1.31

1.08

0.99

0.92

-0.07

-7.31

Housing Units

190

374

273

322

+49

+17.95

Households

165

142

151

153

+1.32

Persons Per Household

3.02

2.94

2.54

2.32

-0.22

-8.66

Ray is an unincorporated community in the East Koochiching Unorganized Territory in Koochiching County, Minnesota. The community is located southeast of International Falls at the junction of U.S. Route 53 and Minnesota State Highway 217. The Rat Root River flows through the area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, East Koochiching Unorganized Territory has a total area of 386.1 square miles (1,000.0 km²), of which, 385.2 square miles (997.7 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 383 people, 151 households, and 109 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 1.0 people per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 0.7/sq mi (0.3/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 95.82% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.52% from other races, and 2.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 151 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 1.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 118.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.

The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $32,857. Males had a median income of $35,156 versus $40,179 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $16,555. About 14.6% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

RAY Township (T. 70-71N, R. 22W) was named for Edwin Ray Lewis of Grand Rapids, who was a land surveyor and timber cruiser, often traversing this region. A village in section 6 developed about 1893 with the gold mining boom; its post office was established in 1907, and it had a station of the Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Railway.

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Arrowhead Lodge 10473 Waltz Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2141
Birch Grove Resort 10466 Waltz Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2172
Driftwood Resort 9961 Bluewater Way Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-3841
Gateway Store 9378 Highway 53 Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2121
Grandview Resort 10479 Waltz Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2171
Harmony Beach Resort 10002 Gappa Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2811
Herseth Electric 10078 Gappa Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2352
Kabetogama Fire Dept 9843 Gamma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2603
Kabetogama Lake Assn 9903 Gamma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2621
Kec's Kove 10428 Gamma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2841
Kettle Falls Hotel 12977 Chippewa Trail Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 374-4404
Lake Kabetogama United Methodist Church 9853 Gamma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-3010
Moosehorn Resort 10434 Waltz Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-3491
National Forest Service Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2111
Northern Lights Resort 10176 Bay Club Drive Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2591
Pine Aire Resort 9978 Gappa Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2161
Pine Cove Resort 12977 Chippewa Trail Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2088
Red Pine Lodge & Resort 12443 Burma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2441
Sandy Point Lodge 10606 Gamma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2615
Snyder's Idlewild Resort 10060 Gappa Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-3831
St. Louis County 3rd District 9776 Gamma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-3100
Tomahawk Resort 10078 Gappa Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2352
US Post Office 9378 Highway 53 Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-3212
Voyageur Marina 9676 Gamma Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2024
Voyageur Park Lodge 10436 Waltz Road Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2131
Woodland Inn 4660 Highway 53 Ray, MN 56669 Phone: (218) 875-2805

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