Baudette, Minnesota
Location of Baudette, Minnesota
Coordinates: 48°42′45″N 94°35′42″W / 48.7125, -94.595
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Lake of the Woods
Area
- Total	3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
- Land	3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
- Water	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
Elevation	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,104
- Density	334.1/sq mi (129.0/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56623
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-04024[1]
GNIS feature ID	0639732[2]

Baudette is a city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lake of the Woods County^[3].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (11.29%) is water.

The city is located along the Rainy River at its confluence with the Baudette River. It lies across the Rainy River from the town of Rainy River, Ontario and southeast of the Lake of the Woods.

Baudette and Rainy River are connected by the Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge.

Minnesota Highway 11, Minnesota Highway 72, and Minnesota Highway 172 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.

Climate

It gets really cold in the winter with temperatures as low as -35 below in January.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,104 people, 490 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The population density was 334.1 people per square mile (129.2/km²). There were 540 housing units at an average density of 163.4/sq mi (63.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.02% White, 0.54% African American, 2.90% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 490 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,281, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,653. About 6.5% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

In 1992 Baudette built a brand new school. They turned the old one into an apartment complex.

Local highlights

• 2005 Class AA Girls Volleyball State Champions
• Home of Willie the Walleye
• Home of Rowell Laboratories, Inc., a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products from 1935 to 1986.

Notable natives

• Keith Ballard, Ice hockey defenceman for the Phoenix Coyotes.
• Theodore H. Rowell, pharmaceutical industrialist and politician
• Ryan Donat, owner/operator Bay View Lodge.

Points of interests

• LORAN-C transmitter Baudette

References

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota County seat: Baudette Cities Baudette | Roosevelt | Williams Townships Angle | Baudette | Beaver Dam | Boone | Chilgren | Cloverdale | Eugene | Forest Area | Gudrid | Hiwood | Kiel | Lakewood | McDougald | Meadowland | Myhre | Norris | Noyes | Park | Pioneer | Potamo | Prosper | Rapid River | Rulien | Spooner | Swiftwater | 157-30 | 158-30 | Victory | Wabanica | Walhalla | Wheeler | Zippel

Coordinates: 48°42′45″N, 94°35′42″W