Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Grand Rapids, Minnesota
City
Itasca County Courthouse
Motto:  "It's In Minnesota's Nature"
Location of Grand Rapids in Itasca County and Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°14′14″N 93°31′49″W / 47.23722°N 93.53028°W / 47.23722; -93.53028
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Itasca
Settled	1872
Incorporated (village)	June 9, 1891
Established (county seat)	November 8, 1892
Incorporated (city)	1957
Government
• Type	Mayor – Council
• Mayor	Tasha Connelly
Area [1]
• Total	24.46 sq mi (63.36 km2)
• Land	22.57 sq mi (58.46 km2)
• Water	1.89 sq mi (4.90 km2)
Elevation	1,289 ft (393 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	11,126
• Estimate  (2021)[3]	11,220
• Density	492.91/sq mi (190.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	55744
Area code	218
FIPS code	27-25118
GNIS feature ID	0656428[4]
Website	cityofgrandrapidsmn.com

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.^[2] 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.