Itasca County is a county located in the Iron Range region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,014. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version of the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. Portions of the Bois Forte and Leech Lake Indian reservations are in the county.
Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,537 at the 2010 census.
Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, and it is the county seat. The population was 11,126 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) long rapids in the Mississippi River which was the uppermost limit of practical steamboat travel during the late 19th century. Today the rapids are hidden below the dam of UPM Paper Company.
Area code 218 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is assigned to the largest of Minnesota's original two numbering plan areas (NPAs), although its geographical boundaries have been modified since inception. It comprises roughly the northern half of the state, and includes the cities of Duluth, Hibbing, Brainerd, Bemidji, Fergus Falls, and Moorhead.
Marcell is an unincorporated community in Marcell Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
East Grand Rapids Public Schools is a school district located within East Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1841, the district limits mirror the city limits except for a small grouping of homes north of the city.
Minnesota State Highway 38 (MN 38) is a 46.766-mile-long (75.263 km) highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in Grand Rapids and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 1 in Effie.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 is a school district in Minnesota, northwest of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The district serves 13 communities: All of Anoka, Champlin and Coon Rapids, and parts of Andover, Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Dayton, Fridley, Ham Lake, Nowthen, Oak Grove and Ramsey. The district's name refers to its geographic span over two counties: it covers the southern portion of Anoka County and the northeast part of Hennepin County. The district was formed in 1920 and in 1952 after dozens of small rural school districts voted to consolidate.
The Grand Rapids Public Schools is a public school district serving Grand Rapids, Michigan.
City High Middle School is a public, magnet high school operated by the Grand Rapids Public Schools in the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Ely Memorial High School is a public high school located in Ely, Minnesota, United States.
Grand Rapids High School is a four-year public high school located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States, on 800 Conifer Drive. GRHS offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, and has one of the few competitive field show marching band programs north of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
Kenowa Hills Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Alpine Township, Michigan in Greater Grand Rapids. It serves portions of Alpine Township, the City of Walker, and Wright Township.
Cohasset High School is a public high school located in Cohasset, Massachusetts, United States. It is located at 143 Pond St. and has an enrollment of 364 students in grades 9-12. A majority of the school's teams are named the "Skippers" and the school colors are navy blue, silver, and white. Cohasset Middle School, which serves grades 6–8, is attached to the high school; formerly under the same principal, it is now separately administered.
Pokegama Lake Dam is a dam in Cohasset, Itasca County, Minnesota, northwest of the city of Grand Rapids.
Martin is an unincorporated community in Balsam Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
Sandy Layman is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 5B in northern Minnesota.
Grand Rapids Christian Schools is a Christian private school system in Kent County, Michigan, serving grades K-12. Most of its campuses are in Grand Rapids while one is in Rockford. Its administrative headquarters are in Grand Rapids.
Elk Rapids Schools is a public school district in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States. It serves parts of Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Kalkaska counties, and is part of Northwest Educational Services. The school district has two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative school.
