Ball Club, Minnesota

This article is about the unincorporated community named Ball Club in Itasca County. For the unincorporated community named Ball Bluff in adjacent Aitkin County, see Ball Bluff, Minnesota.

Ball Club
Census-designated place
Ball Club is located in Minnesota
Ball Club
Ball Club
Ball Club is located in the United States
Ball Club
Ball Club
Coordinates: 47°19′33″N 93°56′10″W / 47.32583°N 93.93611°W / 47.32583; -93.93611
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyItasca
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.76 sq mi (7.16 km2)
 • Land2.76 sq mi (7.16 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,302 ft (397 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
354
 • Density128.08/sq mi (49.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID655201[2]

Ball Club is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population was 342.[3] 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 lacrosse stick.[4] 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 Mississippi River surrounds Ball Club on both the East and West side of the community. The boundary line between Itasca and Cass counties is in the vicinity.

Rosanna Catherine Payne served as the postmistress for Ball Club; Payne served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1927 to 1932.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020354—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ball Club, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Baker, Lawrence B. (July 14, 1969). "Rodney, Oscar, Cecil, Esther Surround Us". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. ^ 'Mrs. R. Payne Dies; Former State Legislator,' Minneapolis Star, November 1, 1954, pg. 17
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  • 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


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