Ball Club, Minnesota

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Coordinates: 47°19′33″N93°56′10″W / 47.32583°N 93.93611°W / 47.32583; -93.93611 Coordinates: 47°19′33″N93°56′10″W / 47.32583°N 93.93611°W / 47.32583; -93.93611
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Itasca
Area
[1]
 • Total2.76 sq mi (7.16 km2)
 • Land2.76 sq mi (7.16 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,302 ft (397 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total354
 • Density128.08/sq mi (49.45/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID655201 [2]

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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 354—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ball Club, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ↑ Baker, Lawrence B. (Jul 14, 1969). "Rodney, Oscar, Cecil, Esther Surround Us". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ↑ 'Mrs. R. Payne Dies; Former State Legislator,' Minneapolis Star, November 1, 1954, pg. 17
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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