Grand Meadow is a city in Mower County,

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, United States. The city is on the boundary between Grand Meadow Township and Frankford Township, and it is politically independent of both

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s. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 census.

History

Grand Meadow was

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ted in 1870, and named for the prairies near the original town site.

Geography

Grand Meadow is in eastern Mower County and is bordered to the west by Grand Meadow Township and to the east by Frankford Township.

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runs along the city's northern border, leading west to

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and east to Spring Valley.

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, the Mower

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, is to the west. According to the

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, Grand Meadow has an area of , all land. The city sits on a low ridge that drains northwest toward the South Fork of Bear Creek and southeast toward Deer Creek. The two creeks flow east and join at Fillmore to form the Middle Branch of the Root River, a tributary of the

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Climate

Transportation

The city is at the intersection of Mower County Road 8 and

. It was served by the

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railroad until the late 1970s.

Parks

Parks in the city are: *Pine Lawn, east of town on State Highway 16 *City Park, on 1st Avenue SE *Veterans Memorial Park, on the site of the old Grand Meadow school *Grand Meadow School park, at the school

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,139 people, 454 households, and 287 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 485 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.7%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 454 households, of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were

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living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age in the city was 36.3 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 945 people, 395 households, and 233 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 407 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.73%

, 0.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population. There were 395 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were

living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,188, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $29,427 versus $23,333 for females. The

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for the city was $18,509. About 5.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Landmarks

Grand Meadow Public School

This is Minnesota's largest monolithic dome school. It houses the K-12 grades from Grand Meadow in five separate domes. The domes are lettered A, B, C, D and E. Dome A is the secondary dome, which has the junior and senior high. Dome B is the administrative dome with the elementary and

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offices and media center. Dome C is the elementary dome with grades

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through 6. Dome D, the athletics dome, has the gymnasium, wrestling room, and weight room. The arts dome is Dome E, with the band room, art room, and cafetorium. Two purple stripes go around each dome.

Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall--Booth Post No. 130

Booth Post No. 130 was once a meeting hall for members of the

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. The hall is apparently one of only two remaining in Minnesota and is on the west side of South Main Street between First Avenue SW and Second Avenue SW. The building is on the

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because of its architectural and social significance.

References

External links

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Friends of Grand Meadow

Grand Meadow Independent School District
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