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Baudette, Minnesota
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 Baudette, Minnesota
Location in Minnesota
Baudette, Minnesota
Location in the United States
Baudette, Minnesota
Location in North America
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lake of the Woods |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.71 sq mi (12.21 km2) |
| • Land | 4.23 sq mi (10.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 1,106 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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1,020 |
| • Density | 240.91/sq mi (93.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
56623
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| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-04024 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0639732 |
Baudette is a city in, and the county seat of, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,106, and in 2018 the population was estimated at 1,003. It is known as the Walleye Capital of the World.
History
Baudette was incorporated in 1907. Baudette began as a steamboat landing and lumber town with a sawmill, following the railroad coming through in 1901. It was named for Joseph Baudette, a trapper who had been in the area since the early 1880s. The post office at Baudette began in 1900, first called Port Hyland, with Daniel Hyland as postmaster, changing to Baudette in 1901. Baudette had a station of the Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad, now Canadian National Railway.
Baudette was largely destroyed by the Baudette Fire of 1910, but was quickly rebuilt.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.66 square miles (12.07 km2), of which 4.25 square miles (11.01 km2) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2) 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 routes in the community.
Climate
| Climate data for Baudette, Minnesota | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
59 (15) |
75 (24) |
91 (33) |
96 (36) |
100 (38) |
103 (39) |
101 (38) |
95 (35) |
86 (30) |
75 (24) |
54 (12) |
103 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 13 (−11) |
24 (−4) |
36 (2) |
53 (12) |
67 (19) |
75 (24) |
80 (27) |
77 (25) |
67 (19) |
54 (12) |
33 (1) |
19 (−7) |
50 (10) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −7 (−22) |
−3 (−19) |
12 (−11) |
29 (−2) |
42 (6) |
51 (11) |
56 (13) |
54 (12) |
44 (7) |
34 (1) |
18 (−8) |
0 (−18) |
28 (−2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −49 (−45) |
−47 (−44) |
−45 (−43) |
−19 (−28) |
−12 (−24) |
20 (−7) |
36 (2) |
28 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
−8 (−22) |
−29 (−34) |
−45 (−43) |
−49 (−45) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.56 (14) |
0.41 (10) |
0.66 (17) |
1.17 (30) |
2.62 (67) |
3.69 (94) |
3.38 (86) |
3.34 (85) |
2.68 (68) |
2.14 (54) |
1.11 (28) |
0.58 (15) |
22.34 (567) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.7 (22) |
8.0 (20) |
4.1 (10) |
2.3 (5.8) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.0 (2.5) |
1.0 (2.5) |
5.8 (15) |
8.3 (21) |
38.3 (97) |
| Average rainy days | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 94.6 |
| Average snowy days | 5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 22.6 |
| Source: Climatography Baudette, MN | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 897 | — | |
| 1920 | 960 | 7.0% | |
| 1930 | 822 | −14.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,017 | 23.7% | |
| 1950 | 929 | −8.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,597 | 71.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,547 | −3.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,170 | −24.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,146 | −2.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,104 | −3.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,106 | 0.2% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,020 | −7.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,106 people, 489 households, and 273 families living in the city. The population density was 260.2 inhabitants per square mile (100.5/km2). There were 577 housing units at an average density of 135.8 per square mile (52.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, makes up 0.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 489 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.2% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the city was 46.1 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.
Economy
Baudette was home to Rowell Laboratories, Inc., a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products from 1935 to 1986. Rowell initially achieved success by processing and selling burbot liver oil, after it was discovered to improve the fur of foxes living in the Rowell family fox farm. The downtown location once used by Rowell is now home to ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Automotive Enviro Testing, a cold weather test facility used by Honda, Acura, and Tesla is located in Baudette.
Notable people
- Keith Ballard, ice hockey defenseman for the Minnesota Wild
- Alex Lyon, ice hockey goaltender
- Wally Olds, ice hockey defenseman, 1972 Silver Medal Olympian and All-American; also has his likeness painted on the side of the VFW
- Theodore H. Rowell, pharmaceutical industrialist and politician
See also
In Spanish: Baudette (Minnesota) para niños
