Ball Club is an

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Itasca County 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 shorte ...

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, United States; located within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population was 342. 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

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. 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

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surrounds Ball Club on both the East and West side of the community. The boundary line between Itasca and

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counties is in the vicinity. Rosanna Catherine Payne served as the postmistress for Ball Club; Payne served in the

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from 1927 to 1932.'Mrs. R. Payne Dies; Former State Legislator,' ''Minneapolis Star,'' November 1, 1954, pg. 17

Demographics

References

* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry * Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition * Mn/DOT map of Itasca County – Sheet 2 – 2011 edition Census-designated places in Itasca County, Minnesota Census-designated places in Minnesota Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River {{ItascaCountyMN-geo-stub