Red Lake, Minnesota


Red Lake is a census-designated place within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory located in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2010 census, Red Lake had a total population of 1,731. The Red Lake Indian Reservation is based in Red Lake.

History

2005 shooting

On March 21, 2005, the town was the scene of a shooting spree. Jeff Weise, a 16-year-old Ojibwe high school student, murdered his grandfather and his girlfriend with a Ruger.22-caliber pistol at his trailer home, drove to the senior high school in Red Lake, and murdered a security guard, a schoolteacher, and five students with a.40-caliber Glock 23 pistol and a Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun. The shooting ended when Weise committed suicide.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 mi², of which 4.8 mi² is land and 0.2 mi², 4.70%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,430 people, 400 households, and 320 families in the CDP. The population density was 110.2/mi². There were 421 housing units at an average density of 32.4². The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.69% Native American, 1.82% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.07% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47%.
Of the 400 households 49.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.5% were married couples living together, 42.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 18.3% of households were one person and 4.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.88.
The age distribution was 44.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median household income was $23,224, and the median family income was $20,800. Males had a median income of $22,257 versus $22,431 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,787. About 36.8% of families and 36.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.8% of those under the age of 18 and 44.4% of those 65 and older.

Education

operates public schools.

Media

Television