Grand Portage, Minnesota
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Grand Portage is an unorganized territory in Cook County, Minnesota, on Lake Superior, at the northeast corner of the state near the Ontario border. The population was 557 at the 2000 census.
Grand Portage National Monument celebrates the Ojibwe lifeways and the North West Company fur trading post that was once important in the area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 498.7 km² (192.5 mi²). 192.2 km² (74.2 mi²) of it is land and 306.5 km² (118.3 mi²) of it (61.46%) is water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 557 people, 247 households, and 137 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 2.9/km² (7.5/mi²). There were 286 housing units at an average density of 1.5/km² (3.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 35.73% White, 57.81% Native American, 0.36% from other races, and 6.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.There were 247 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $30,326, and the median income for a family was $31,771. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $22,232 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $15,782. About 18.9% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
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