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Red Lake, Minnesota
Red Lake, Minnesota
CDP
	Location of Red Lake in Beltrami County and Minnesota
	Coordinates: 47°52′38″N 95°0′44″W / 47.87722°N 95.01222°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Beltrami
Area
• Total	5.31 sq mi (13.76 km2)
• Land	5.08 sq mi (13.15 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
Elevation	1,211 ft (369 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,786
• Density	351.85/sq mi (135.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56671
Area code	218
FIPS code	27-53458
GNIS feature ID	0649864

Red Lake (Ojibwe: Ogaakaaning)^[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory located in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Red Lake had a total population of 1,786.^[5] The Red Lake Indian Reservation is based in Red Lake.

History

2005 shooting

On March 21, 2005, the community was the site of a shooting spree. A high school student murdered his grandfather and girlfriend at his home, before killing five students, two adults, and then himself at the local high school.^[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 mi² (13.1 km²), of which 4.8 mi² (12.5 km²) is land and 0.2 mi² (0.6 km²), 4.70%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	1,068	—
2000	1,430	33.9%
2010	1,731	21.0%
2020	1,786	3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 2020 Census^[5]

At the 2000 census there were 1,430 people, 400 households, and 320 families in the CDP. The population density was 110.2/mi² (42.5/km²). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 32.4² (12.5/km). The racial makeup 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%.^[2]

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 poverty line, 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,^[8] which operates Red Lake Elementary Complex and Red Lake Secondary Complex (formerly Red Lake High School).

Media

Television

Channel	Callsign	Affiliation	Branding	Subchannels		Owner
(Virtual)	Callsign	Affiliation	Branding	Channel	Programming	Owner
9.1	K36OA-D (KAWE Translator)	PBS	Lakeland PBS	9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6	First Nations Experience PBS Kids Create PBS Encore Minnesota Channel	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
11.1	K20MN-D (KRII Translator)	NBC	KBJR 6	11.2 11.3	CBS H&I/MyNetworkTV	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
12.1	K22MF-D (KCCW Translator)	CBS	WCCO 4	12.2	Start TV	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
13.1	K24MM-D (WIRT Translator)	ABC	WCCO 4	13.2 13.3	MeTV Ion Television	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
19.1	K32MF-D (WGN Translator)	WGN				Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
26.1	K34NP-D (KFTC Translator)	FOX	FOX 9	26.2 26.3	FOX9+ Movies!	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians