GRANITE FALLS, MINNESOTA

'Granite Falls' is a city located Yellow Medicine and Chippewa Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 3,070 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yellow Medicine County⁶.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Cultural references

See also

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 8.9 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.50%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,070 people, 1,344 households, and 806 families residing in the city. The population density was 343.6/km² (890.5/mi²). There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of 164.7/km² (427.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.35% White, 0.07% African American, 5.70% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.
Located just outside of Granite Falls is the Upper Sioux Community, descendents of the Native American tribe.
There were 1,344 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,031, and the median income for a family was $45,536. Males had a median income of $32,905 versus $22,957 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,356. About 6.6% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

Cultural references

★ In the film A Prairie Home Companion, the character of Guy Noir, played by Kevin Kline, asks radio host Garrison Keillor to send him a signal if he sees a dangerous woman in white in the audience. One of the multiple signals he chooses is the use of the phrase 'Granite Falls'.

See also

★ Advocate-Tribune newspaper

★ City of Granite Falls website