Ball Club, Minnesota

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.[2] Ball Club is located between Zemple and Bena.

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
Ball Club
Coordinates: 47°19′33″N 93°56′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyItasca
Area
 • Total2.764 sq mi (7.16 km2)
 • Land2.764 sq mi (7.16 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,302 ft (397 m)
Population
 • Total342
 • Density120/sq mi (48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)218
GNIS feature ID655201[3]

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]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Ball Club, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Baker, Lawrence B. (Jul 14, 1969). "Rodney, Oscar, Cecil, Esther Surround Us". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. 'Mrs. R. Payne Dies; Former State Legislator,' Minneapolis Star, November 1, 1954, pg. 17
  • 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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