Park Rapids, Minnesota
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Park Rapids is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hubbard County6. Park Rapids's most popular attractions are the area lakes. Park Rapids is 21 miles south of Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River.
One of the most unique features is downtown Main Street "center parking."
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.8 km² (6.1 mi²). 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.64%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,276 people, 1,476 households, and 788 families residing in the city. The population density was 211.5/km² (547.5/mi²). There were 1,616 housing units at an average density of 104.3/km² (270.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.97% White, 0.31% African American, 2.20% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 1,476 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.6% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,628, and the median income for a family was $33,958. Males had a median income of $28,718 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,416. About 11.6% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
