Little Rock, Beltrami County, Minnesota Explained

Little Rock
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Beltrami
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:19.54
Area Land Km2:18.68
Area Water Km2:0.86
Area Total Sq Mi:7.54
Area Land Sq Mi:7.21
Area Water Sq Mi:0.33
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1021
Population Density Km2:54.65
Population Density Sq Mi:141.55
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1197
Coordinates:47.8681°N -95.1106°W
Area Code:218
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:27-37656
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1867327

Little Rock (Ojibwa: Gaa-Asiniinsikaag)[2] is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.6 km), of which 7.2 square miles (18.7 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km) (4.38%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,055 people, 281 households, and more than 234 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 80.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 298 housing units at an average density of 22.8/sq mi (8.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.76% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 98.86% Native American, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 281 households, out of which 54.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% were married couples living together, 38.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 3.91.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 45.4% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household is $25,688, and the median income for a family was $20,893. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $23,542 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,668. About 30.1% of families and 31.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Red Lake School District,[5] which operates Red Lake Elementary Complex and Red Lake Secondary Complex (formerly Red Lake High School).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Red Lake Nation - Home of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians . 2023-04-12 . Red Lake Nation . en-US.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Beltrami County, MN. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812180350/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27007_beltrami/DC20SD_C27007.pdf . 2021-08-12 . live. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-08-12.