La Prairie, Minnesota

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Population in 2022: 665 (85% urban, 15% rural).
Population change since 2000: +9.9%
 
Males: 337  (50.7%)
Females: 328  (49.3%)
Median resident age:

47.4 years
Minnesota median age:

39.0 years

Zip codes: 55744.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,326 (it was $39,375 in 2000)
La Prairie:

$66,326
MN:

$82,338

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,887 (it was $18,632 in 2000)

La Prairie city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $206,881 (it was $88,600 in 2000)
La Prairie:

$206,881
MN:

$314,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $251,126; detached houses: $255,879; mobile homes: $71,932

Median gross rent in 2022: $751.

March 2022 cost of living index in La Prairie: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 9.5%
(9.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.9% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in La Prairie, MN (2022)
    • 53785.9%White alone
    • 436.9%Hispanic
    • 274.3%Two or more races
    • 40.6%Black alone
    • 30.5%American Indian alone
    • 30.5%Asian alone

Races in La Prairie detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (18.7%), American (16.5%), French Canadian (13.4%), Norwegian (11.2%), Polish (7.6%), Finnish (6.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1280 feet

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 585 people per square mile   (low).

La Prairie, Minnesota map

3 residents are foreign born

This city:

0.5%
Minnesota:

8.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,947 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,992 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (71.9 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (156.8 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (469.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Grand Rapids, MN (1.3 miles ),
Coleraine, MN (2.3 miles ),
Bovey, MN (2.5 miles ),
Cohasset, MN (2.5 miles ),
Taconite, MN (3.0 miles ),
Marble, MN (3.4 miles ),
Calumet, MN (3.5 miles ),
Warba, MN (3.5 miles)

Latitude: 47.23 N, Longitude: 93.49 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 218

Distribution of median household income in La Prairie, MN in 2022
Distribution of house value in La Prairie, MN in 2022

La Prairie satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2016: 1 building, cost: $224,500
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $98,500
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $235,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,200
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $151,000
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $119,600
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,900
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $126,500
Number of permits per 10,000 La Prairie, MN residents
Average permit cost in La Prairie, MN
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.7%
Minnesota:

2.6%
Population change in the 1990s: +214 (+54.7%).
Most common industries in La Prairie, MN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (11.3%)
  • Construction (10.2%)
  • Educational services (8.6%)
  • Paper (7.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (4.5%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.5%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Paper (14.9%)
  • Construction (12.1%)
  • Utilities (5.7%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.7%)
  • Health care (5.7%)
  • Educational services (5.0%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (17.6%)
  • Educational services (12.8%)
  • Social assistance (8.8%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.8%)
  • Construction (8.0%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.6%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.8%)
Most common occupations in La Prairie, MN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.6%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.8%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.0%)
  • Carpenters (4.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8.0%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.0%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.2%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Child care workers (5.6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.8%)

Average climate in La Prairie, Minnesota

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Tornado activity:

La Prairie-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1969, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the La Prairie city center killed 12 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/11/1966, a category F4 tornado 41.6 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

La Prairie-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 162.3 miles away from La Prairie center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 171.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.0 miles away from La Prairie center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 44.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/14/2019 at 17:00:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB) earthquake occurred 25.3 miles away from La Prairie center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 46.3 miles away from La Prairie center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Itasca County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
La Prairie topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near La Prairie:

  • ACCESS HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
  • FMC DIALYSIS - GRAND RAPIDS (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
  • EVERGREEN TERRACE (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
  • GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Prairie:

  • Bemidji State University (about 68 miles; Bemidji, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,316)
  • Central Lakes College-Brainerd (about 70 miles; Brainerd, MN; FT enrollment: 3,371)
  • Lake Superior College (about 71 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
  • The College of Saint Scholastica (about 72 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
  • University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 73 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
  • University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 76 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
  • St Cloud Technical and Community College (about 119 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 3,493)

Points of interest:

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Church in La Prairie: Split Hand Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in La Prairie: Ryan Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Itasca County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This city:

2.4 people
Minnesota:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

68.1%
Whole state:

64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

7.8%
Whole state:

6.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
14 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
6 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
5 people in homes for the physically handicapped in 2000
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations in 2000

Banks with branches in La Prairie (2011 data):

  • The First National Bank of Coleraine: The La Prairie Bank Branch at 1220 East Highway 169, branch established on 1981/09/17. Info updated 2010/06/01: Bank assets: $74.2 mil, Deposits: $67.9 mil, headquarters in Coleraine, MN, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Jan-Mar Corp.

For population 15 years and over in La Prairie:

Marital status in La Prairie, MN
  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 64.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.5%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

For population 25 years and over in La Prairie:

  • High school or higher: 97.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.6
Minnesota average:

10.9

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - La Prairie
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for La Prairie, MN (based on Itasca County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic8,48513
Evangelical Protestant6,48249
Mainline Protestant6,37430
Other3404
Orthodox301
None23,347-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 11
Itasca County:

2.47 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Here:

1.35 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
Itasca County:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 43
Itasca County:

9.67 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Itasca County:

7.6%
State:

6.5%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.4%
Minnesota:

25.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

12.8%
State:

13.0%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

54.7%
Minnesota:

50.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

53.4%
Minnesota:

48.4%

Average BMI:
Here:

28.3
State:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
La Prairie:

21.1%
Minnesota:

21.0%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
La Prairie:

7.6%
Minnesota:

9.8%

Average hours sleeping at night:
La Prairie:

7.0
Minnesota:

6.8

Overweight people:
La Prairie:

34.8%
Minnesota:

33.5%

General health condition:
This city:

61.1%
Minnesota:

57.7%

Average condition of hearing:
La Prairie:

79.3%
Minnesota:

79.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of La Prairie, MN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 1$2,989$35,8680$0
Financial Administration 1$7,366$88,3920$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$1,295
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$3,060
Totals for Government 2$10,355$62,1307$4,356

La Prairie government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $97,000 ($145.86)
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $103,000 ($154.89)
    Financial Administration: $72,000 ($108.27)
    Water Utilities: $71,000 ($106.77)
    Sewerage: $65,000 ($97.74)
    Regular Highways: $38,000 ($57.14)
    Local Fire Protection: $18,000 ($27.07)
    Central Staff Services: $17,000 ($25.56)
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000 ($22.56)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,000 ($9.02)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $49,000 ($73.68)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($1.50)

La Prairie government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $88,000 ($132.33)
    Regular Highways: $10,000 ($15.04)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($1.50)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $30,000 ($45.11)
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $68,000 ($102.26)
    General Revenue - Other: $6,000 ($9.02)
    Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $81,000 ($121.80)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $86,000 ($129.32)
    Other: $3,000 ($4.51)
  • Tax - Property: $234,000 ($351.88)
    Public Utilities Sales: $7,000 ($10.53)
    Other License: $4,000 ($6.02)

Strongest AM radio stations in La Prairie:

  • KOZY (1320 AM; 5 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: ITASCA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNMT (650 AM; 10 kW; NASHWAUK, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WDSM (710 AM; 10 kW; SUPERIOR, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJC (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: WWJC, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KDAL (610 AM; 5 kW; DULUTH, MN; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KKIN (930 AM; 2 kW; AITKIN, MN; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Prairie:

  • KMFY (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: ITASCA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAXE (91.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: NORTHERN COMMUNITY RADIO)
  • K236AD (95.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K281AB (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • K297AD (107.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KGPZ (96.1 FM; COLERAINE, MN; Owner: LATTO NORTHLAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBAJ (105.5 FM; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: RED ROCK RADIO CORP.)
  • WTBX (93.9 FM; HIBBING, MN; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • WUSZ (99.9 FM; VIRGINIA, MN; Owner: VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • K209DS (89.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around La Prairie:

  • K29EB (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Owner: KQDS ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • K61BH (Channel 61; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: KBJR LICENSE, INC.)
  • K59BQ (Channel 59; DEER RIVER, MN; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF DULUTH, LLC)
  • WIRT (Channel 13; HIBBING, MN; Owner: WDIO-TV, LLC)

La Prairie fatal accident list:

Sep 20, 1990 11:34 PM, 2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunk persons involved: 1
Mar 9, 1979 03:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunk persons involved: 1
Nov 16, 1978 07:30 PM, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 23ft / 7.2mTotal length
  • $2,000Total costs
  • 8,161Total average daily traffic
  • 839Total average daily truck traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in La Prairie, MN
  • 90.9%Utility gas
  • 5.0%Electricity
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in La Prairie, MN
  • 72.5%Utility gas
  • 15.0%Electricity
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.0%Wood
  • 2.5%No fuel used


La Prairie compared to Minnesota state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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