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'Warroad' is a city located in Roseau County, Minnesota, at the southwest corner of Lake of the Woods. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,722.
Minnesota Highway 11 and Minnesota Highway 313 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

History

Father Aulneau

Trivia

External links

See also

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.11% water.
Warroad is east of Roseau, Minnesota and west of Baudette, Minnesota.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,722 people, 657 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was 254.7/km² (660.8/mi²). There were 766 housing units at an average density of 113.3/km² (293.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.65% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 7.38% Native American, 9.18% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 657 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size is 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,948, and the median income for a family was $44,667. Males had a median income of $27,123 versus $22,465 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,412. 8.8% of the population and 7.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.7% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

History

The name ''Warroad'' seems to come from the practice of Indian tribes using the location, which is now the town, as a route to war upon each other. In the 20th century, the town had a strong commercial fishing industry, which gradually turned to sport fishing and tourism. For many years, commercial boats provided regular service to the islands and to Kenora, Ontario at the north end of Lake of the Woods. One of these ships was the ''Bert Steele''. Several flying services carried sport fishermen and tourists to lodges and fishing camps in Lake of the Woods until economics and increasing regulations drove them out of business.
On August 5, 2006, Warroad was hit by a F3 tornado which caused substantial damage to the city and area resorts on

Father Aulneau

Warroad is the site of St. Mary's Church, also called the Father Aulneau Memorial Church, which commemorates a French Catholic priest who accompanied French explorers and soldiers in their search for the Northwest Passage and was killed along with several other people, presumably by Native Americans. The Aulneau Peninsula in Lake of the Woods is named after Father Aulneau.

Trivia

★ Henry Boucha played high school ice hockey for Warroad High School.

★ The Warroad Warriors won the Minnesota High School hockey Class A championship in 1994, 1996, 2003, & 2005.

★ Warroad is the hometown and birthplace of the character Donna Moss on the political television drama series ''The West Wing''.

External links

★ Warroad Chamber of Commerce

★ Warroad School District

See also

★ Minnesota Highway 11

★ Minnesota Highway 313