Grand Falls, Minnesota

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Grand Falls
Unincorporated community
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Grand Falls
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Grand Falls
Coordinates: 48°11′55″N93°47′34″W / 48.19861°N 93.79278°W / 48.19861; -93.79278
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Koochiching
Elevation
1,227 ft (374 m)
Population
 • Total30
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56627
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID654732 [1]

Grand Falls is an unincorporated community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States.

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The community is located immediately north of Big Falls at the junction of County Roads 13 and 31; and U.S. Highway 71.

Grand Falls is located within ZIP code 56627, based in Big Falls.

Geography

Grand Falls is located within South Koochiching Unorganized Territory.

Big Falls Municipal Airport is nearby.

The community of Grand Falls is located across the Big Fork River from the city of Big Falls. Grand Falls is also located 38 miles southwest of International Falls.

Climate

Grand Falls has a warm-summer continental climate. Some applications of Köppen classification place it with a dry season (Dwb, rare in the American continent, most common in East Asia) [2] or wet subtype all year round (Dfb), [3] unlike International Falls which is close to Rainy Lake/River that moderates temperatures, the climate is drier and rigorous. [4]

History

A post office was established at Grand Falls from 1906 until 1911. [5] The community took its name from a nearby waterfall. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Grand Falls, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Updated Köppen-Geiger climate map of the world". people.eng.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Chen, Hans. "Köppen climate classification". hanschen.org. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ "An analysis of water temperatures on the Rainy River in relation to critical fish spawning periods, with recommendations on peaking restrictions (en anglais seulement) | Commission mixte internationale". ijc.org. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Koochiching County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  283.


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