Red Lake ( oj, Ogaakaaning) is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) within the Lower Red Lake

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located in

Beltrami County Beltrami County ( ) is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,228. Its county seat is Bemidji. The county's name comes from Italian adventurer Giacomo Beltrami from Bergamo, ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, Red Lake had a total population of 1,786. The

Red Lake Indian Reservation The Red Lake Indian Reservation (Ojibwe: ''Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'iganing'') covers in parts of nine counties in northwestern Minnesota, United States. It is made up of numerous holdings but the largest section is an area about Red Lake, i ...

is based in Red Lake.

History

2005 shooting

On March 21, 2005, the community was the site of a

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. A

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murdered his grandfather and girlfriend at his home, before killing five students, two adults, and then himself at the local high school.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 mi (13.1 km), of which 4.8 mi (12.5 km) is land and 0.2 mi (0.6 km), 4.70%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,430 people, 400 households, and 320 families in the CDP. The population density was 110.2/mi (42.5/km). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 32.4² (12.5/km). The

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of the CDP was 97.69% Native American, 1.82% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.07% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47%. Of the 400 households 49.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.5% were married couples living together, 42.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 18.3% of households were one person and 4.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.88. The age distribution was 44.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males. The median household income was $23,224, and the median family income was $20,800. Males had a median income of $22,257 versus $22,431 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,787. About 36.8% of families and 36.4% of the population were below the

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, including 42.8% of those under the age of 18 and 44.4% of those 65 and older.

Education

It is in the

Red Lake School District Red Lake School District ISD #38 is a school district in Red Lake, unincorporated Beltrami County, Minnesota, on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Within Beltrami County the district serves Red Lake, Little Rock, Ponemah, and Redby. It also serve ...

, which operates Red Lake Elementary Complex and

Red Lake Secondary Complex Red Lake Secondary Complex, formerly Red Lake Senior High School, is a public state-funded high school in unincorporated Red Lake, in Beltrami County, northern Minnesota, United States. The high school is located on the Red Lake Indian Reservatio ...

(formerly Red Lake High School).

Media

Television

External links

Red Lake Nation

Red Lake News

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Beltrami County, Minnesota Census-designated places in Minnesota Ojibwe in Minnesota Anishinaabe communities in the United States