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Park Rapids
Minnesotacity
Park Rapids
Total population
4,270
Median home value
$227,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$44,747
Founded
1890
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Park Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is near Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River, as well as the beginning of the Heartland State Trail. The city was founded in 1890 near the Fish Hook River rapids and is along U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota State Highway 34. The population was 4,142 at the 2020 census.
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History
The land that is now Park Rapids was originally inhabited by Native American tribes, including the Ojibwe (Chippewa) people, who still have a significant presence in the region. Park Rapids became a city in 1882, and was named by Frank C. Rice after the park groves and prairies beside the Fish Hook River rapids. These rapids have since been dammed.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. The Fish Hook River flows through the city, which is surrounded by three lakes: Fish Hook, Long, and Potato.
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- PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARYElementary · PARK RAPIDS · 618 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGHHigh · PARK RAPIDS · 497 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLEMiddle · PARK RAPIDS · 497 students · 13.1:1 ratio
- Frank White Education CenterOther · PARK RAPIDS · 80 students
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · PARK RAPIDS · 59 students · 29.5:1 ratio
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · PARK RAPIDS · 10 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy HighHigh · PARK RAPIDS · 4 students
- Century Middle School Within A SchMiddle · PARK RAPIDS
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-10 18:30 UTC.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library