Ball Club, Minnesota Explained

Ball Club
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Label:Ball Club
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Itasca
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.16
Area Land Km2:7.16
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.76
Area Land Sq Mi:2.76
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:354
Population Density Km2:49.45
Population Density Sq Mi:128.08
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1302
Coordinates:47.3258°N -93.9361°W
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:655201

Ball Club is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population was 342.[2] Ball Club is located between Zemple and Bena.

The center of Ball Club is generally considered at the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and Itasca County Road 39. Ball Club is located 21 miles west of Grand Rapids.

Ball Club received its name from a type of Native American lacrosse stick.[3] The majority of the community is populated by Native Americans of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

Ball Club's small economy includes a general store and gas station. The community also includes two churches, a clinic, a Headstart office, a community center, a water tower, and a Cordell.

The Mississippi River surrounds Ball Club on both the East and West side of the community. The boundary line between Itasca and Cass counties is in the vicinity.

Rosanna Catherine Payne served as the postmistress for Ball Club; Payne served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1927 to 1932.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. News: Rodney, Oscar, Cecil, Esther Surround Us . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Jul 14, 1969 . 20 May 2015 . Baker, Lawrence B. . 23.
  4. 'Mrs. R. Payne Dies; Former State Legislator,' Minneapolis Star, November 1, 1954, pg. 17