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| Duluth (city) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990-2000 Change | |
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| Population | 100,578 | 92,811 | 85,493 | 86,918 | 1,425 | 1.67 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | 66.00 | 74.93 | 67.61 | 68.01 | 0.40 | 0.59 |
| Density (persons per sq. mile) | 1,523.91 | 1,238.64 | 1,264.50 | 1,278.06 | 13.56 | 1.07 |
| Housing Units | 34,710 | 37,090 | 36,022 | 36,994 | 972 | 2.70 |
| Households | -- | 35,363 | 34,563 | 35,500 | 937 | 2.71 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | 2.51 | 2.36 | 2.26 | -0.10 | -4.07 |
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 87.3 square miles (226.2 km²). It is Minnesota's second largest city in terms of land area, surpassed only by Hibbing. Of its 87.3 square miles, 68.0 square miles (176.1 km²) or 77.89% is land and 19.3 square miles (50.0 km²) or 22.11% is water. Duluth's canal connects Lake Superior to the Duluth-Superior harbor and the St. Louis River. The Aerial Lift Bridge connects Canal Park with Minnesota Point ("Park Point").
Duluth's geography is dominated by a rather steep hill which represents a transition from the elevation of Lake Superior's beach to that of the inland. It has been called 'the San Francisco of the Mid-West', referencing the California city's similar position on a hill, leading down to a busy harbor. This similarity was most evident before World War II, when Duluth had a network of street cars and an 'Incline,' which climbed its steep hill. The change is elevation is most evident when comparing Duluth's two airports. The Sky Harbor airport's weather station, situated on the Park Point sandbar, jutting into Lake Superior, (at 6 miles (9.65 km)) has an elevation of 607 feet (185 m),[8] while Duluth International Airport atop the hill is at 1,427 feet (435 m).
As the city has grown, the population has tended to hug the Lake Superior shoreline, hence Duluth is primarily a southwest-northeast city. A considerable amount of development on the hill's upslope gives Duluth a reputation for steep streets. Some neighborhoods, such as Piedmont Heights and Bayview Heights, are atop the hill, at times giving scenic views of the city. The Goat Hill neighborhood overlooking the 'can of worms' freeway interchange around 18th Avenue West is an example of this; another is the skyline neighborhood above downtown from 5th to 10th Avenues West. Perhaps the most rapidly developing part of the city is a commercial mall and big-box retailer shopping strip "over the hill", the Miller Trunk corridor. Re-construction of U.S. 53 is scheduled within the next 5 years to alleviate congestion in this part of Duluth.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
There were 35,500 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 16.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,766, and the median income for a family was $46,394. Males had a median income of $35,182 versus $24,965 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,969. About 8.6% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
DULUTH, the county seat, first settled in 1850-51, platted and named in 1856, was incorporated as a town May 19, 1857, as a city March 5, 1870, and received a new city charter March 2, 1887. "In 1868, Duluth, Portland, and Rice's Point, until then three separate organizations, were consolidated, and all assumed the name of Duluth." Later the city area was extended on the west to include Oneota and Fond du Lac and eastward to Endion, Lakeside, and Lakewood. The city has had a post office since 1857, and its union depot served several rail lines including the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad, Great Northern Railway, and Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line).
The choice of the name of this city is narrated by Hon. John R. Carey, as follows: "In February, 1856, . . . Rev. Joseph G. Wilson, of Logansport, Ind., then sojourning at Superior as a home missionary, under the home mission board of the New School Presbyterian Church, was appealed to, to suggest a name for the future city. Mr. Wilson, who that winter lived with the writer and his family, informed me that he was promised two lots by the proprietors in the new town, in case he would suggest an appropriate name which they would accept. He asked for any old books in my possession, which might mention the name of some early missionary or noted explorer in the Lake Superior country, but I had then but a few books and not of the kind required. Mr. Wilson set about his task to earn the reward of the deed of the two lots in the great city. He visited the homes of citizens that he expected might be possessed of a library, and in his search found among some old books belonging to George E. Nettleton, an old English translation of the writings of the French Jesuits, relating to themselves and the early explorers and fur traders of the Northwest. In this he ran across the name of Du Luth, along with others of those early traders and missionaries who visited the head of the lake in the remote past. With other names, that of Du Luth was presented by Mr. Wilson to the proprietors at their meeting one evening in the home of George E. Nettleton, and after discussion of the relative merits of the several names submitted, the name Du Luth was selected" (MHS Collections 9: 254). On the first plat of Duluth, surveyed by Richard Relf and recorded May 26, 1856, the name appeared in its present form.
Daniel Greysolon, sieur Du Luth, was born at St. Germain Laval near Roanne, France, and died at his home in Montreal, February 25, 1710. His surname was otherwise variously spelled, as Du Lhut, Du Lhud, and Du Lud. It seems most suitable to adopt the spelling here first given, which, written as a single word, is borne in his honor by this great city, built on or near the site of his convocation of many Indian tribes in the early autumn of 1679.
With seven Frenchmen, Du Luth made the canoe journey to Lake Superior in 1678 for the purpose of exploring the country farther west, occupied by the Dakota and Assiniboine, among whom he spent the next two years, endeavoring to bring them into alliance with the French for fur trading. In the summer of the second year, 1680, Du Luth met Father Louis Hennepin and his two French companions and secured their liberation from captivity with the Dakota of Mille Lacs.
The sobriquet of Duluth, "the Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas," was originated by Dr. Thomas Foster (1818-1903), who established the first newspaper in Duluth in 1869. It was an expression in an enthusiastic speech by Foster at a celebration of July 4, 1868, by Duluth and Superior people in a park on Minnesota Point. It has been sometimes erroneously attributed to a very famous speech in Congress, January 27, 1871, by James Proctor Knott (1830-1911), who was a member from Kentucky, ridiculing Duluth in connection with the bill for a land grant to the St. Croix and Lake Superior Railroad company.
"Twin Ports" is a name frequently used for these adjoining great cities of Duluth and Superior, as the term "Twin Cities" is applied to Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
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Duluth City Hall 411 W 1st Street Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: (218) 730-5000 Web: www.duluthmn.gov |
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| Mayor | Don
Ness 403 City Hall Duluth, MN 55802 |
(218) 730-5230 |
| Treasurer |
Larry Jeneson 105 City Hall Duluth, MN 55802 |
(218) 730-5350 |
| Clerk Ward |
Jeffrey Cox 330 City Hall Duluth, MN 55802 |
(218) 730-5500 |
| Councilor - 1st Ward |
Todd Fedora 651 Everett Street Duluth, MN 55803 |
(218) 348-2780 |
| Councilor-2nd Ward |
Greg Gilbert 811 Norwest Center Duluth, MN 55802 |
(218) 724-9129 |
| Councilor-3rd Ward |
Sharla Gardner Duluth, MN |
(218) 390-4403 |
| Councilor-4th Ward |
Garry Krause 1220 Stanford Avenue Duluth, MN 55811 |
(218) 727-2790 |
| Councilor-5th Ward | Jay
Fosle 323 103rd Avenue W Duluth, MN 55808 |
(218) 626-3584 |
| Councilor |
Jeff Anderson 3780 London Road Duluth, MN 55804 |
(218) 728-9500 |
| Councilor |
Roger Reinert 101 W 2nd Street #205 Duluth, MN 55802 |
(218) 730-5247 |
| Councilor | Jim
Stauber 130 Carlisle Avenue Duluth, MN 55803 |
(218) 724-1768 |
| Councilor |
Tony Cuneo 827 Grandview Avenue Duluth, MN 55805 |
(218) 310-2192 |
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US Post Office 2800 W Michigan Street Duluth, MN 55806-1742 Phone: (218) 723-2527 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Fax: (218) 723-2557 Web: www.usps.com |
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| Utility Type | Utility Name | Utility Phone |
| Electricity | Minnesota Power | (218) 722-2641 |
| Natural Gas | Duluth Public Works and Utilities | (218) 723-3361 |
| Wastewater | Western Lake Superior Sanitary | (218) 722-3336 |
| Water | Duluth Water, Gas & Sewage | (218) 722-3336 |
| Telephone | Qwest | (800) 244-1111 |
| Cable TV | Charter Communications | (218) 722-2288 |
| Employer | Products/Services | Employees |
| St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic | Offices of Physicians | 3,800 |
| Duluth Public Schools-ISD#709 | Elementary & Secondary Schools | 1,700 |
| St. Louis, County of | Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support | 1,640 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Colleges, Universities, & Professional Schools | 1,571 |
| St. Luke's Hospital | General Medical & Surgical Hospitals | 1,143 |
| Duluth, City of | Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support | 1,060 |
| US Post Office - Main | Postal Service | 930 |
| Uniprise (United HealthCare) | Insurance Carriers | 900 |
| US Government | Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support | 850 |
| Allete (Minnesota Power) | Electric Power Generation, Transmission & Dist. | 768 |
| Duluth Missabe Iron Range Railway Co | Rail Transportation | 680 |
| Cirrus Design | Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing | 550 |
| Grandma's Restaurants | Full-Service Restaurants | 450 |
| Minnesota Air National Guard | National Security & International Affairs | 450 |
| USPS Remote Encoding Center | Postal Service | 450 |
| Wells Fargo | Depository Credit Intermediation | 429 |
| College of St Scholastica | Colleges, Universities, & Professional Schools | 425 |
| Northwest Airlines | Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing | 425 |
| Stora Enso | Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Mills | 325 |
| ZMC Hotels | Traveler Accommodation | 325 |
| Advanstar Communications Inc | Newspaper, Periodical, Book, & Directory Publishers | 309 |
| Benedictine Health System | General Medical & Surgical Hospitals | 290 |
| Target | Department Stores | 275 |
| Perkins Family Restaurants | Full-Service Restaurants | 265 |
| Luigino's Inc | Full-Service Restaurants | 240 |
| Duluth News Tribune | Newspaper, Periodical, Book, & Directory Publishers | 235 |
| Monson Trucking | General Freight Trucking | 225 |
| MN Dept. of Transportation | Admin.of Economic Programs | 200 |
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Minnesota State
Highway Map of the Duluth Minnesota area
Minnesota State
Highway Map of the Duluth Minnesota area - click map to enlarge
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Grandma's Marathon Race & Festival The 33rd annual Grandma's Marathon is on Saturday, June 20, 2009, and believe me when I say this is a weekend festival that you and your family don’t want to miss! |
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John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is a rugged 390-mile race that runs along the awesome North Shore of Lake Superior. |
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Aerial Lift Bridge
The Aerial Lift Bridge, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Minnesota, was constructed in 1904-1905 as the Aerial Ferry Bridge. Before that time, Park Point was only accessible by ferry boats and, during the winter months, a temporary suspension bridge. |
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Canal Park Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth, Minnesota. It is situated across the I-35 freeway from Downtown Duluth and is connected by the famous Aerial Lift Bridge to the Park Point sandbar and neighborhood. Canal Park is largely a conversion of an old warehouse district into restaurants, shops (especially those dealing in antiques and other novelties), cafés, and hotels. |
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Duluth Art Institute 506 West Michigan Street Duluth, Minnesota 55802 Phone: (218) 733-7560 Web: www.duluthartinstitute.org Duluth Art Institute - sustaining visual arts in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. |
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Duluth Depot 506 W Michigan Street Duluth, Minnesota 55802 Phone: (218) 727-8025 Web: www.duluthdepot.org You haven't seen Duluth until you've explored the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center's Historic Union Depot, better know as simply the Depot. After it served its last train and underwent major renovations, the Union Depot reopened in 1973 as an area cultural center. Now called the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center's Historic Union Depot (our nickname is still "the Depot"), the historic part of the building houses exhibits by four different museums and its theater wing functions as a studio and administrative home to five performing arts organizations. Top picture at right is from 1909, bottom picture is from 2007. |
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Enger Park and Tower Overlooking the lovely port city of Duluth, Enger Park features a majestic tower that is open to the public. Climb the stairs all the way to the top for breathtaking views of Lake Superior. Enjoy the park's Japanese gardens, rock and perennial flower gardens. |
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Fitger's Brew Pub
Complex 600 E Superior Street Duluth, MN Web: www.brewhouse.net Fitger's Brewhouse: Duluth's longest operating brewery and only micro brew-pub and grille. This convenient location offers four restaurants, two nightclubs, and many unique retail shops all within the 1885 renovated historic Fitger's Brewery. |
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Glensheen
Estate 3300 London Road Duluth MN 55804 Phone: (218) 726-8910 Along the shore of Lake Superior, a 7.6-acre expanse of wooded land enfolds the 39-room Jacobean Revival mansion that is Minnesota’s premier historic house museum. The interiors of the mansion have endured, boasting nearly all of the same furnishings and décor that graced the rooms when estate was completed in 1908. Even the formal gardens and naturalistic landscape retain much of their original design. |
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Great Lakes Aquarium 353 Harbor Drive Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: (218) 740-FISH Web: www.glaquarium.org Home to a variety of species found primarily in the Great Lakes Basin. Additional exhibits showcase animals from both freshwater and marine habitats around the world. |
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Hawk Ridge Bird
Observatory Phone: (218) 428-6209 Web: www.hawkridge.org Hawk Ridge in Duluth, Minnesota is one of North America's top hawkwatching sites. Over 93,000 raptors migrate past the overlook each fall. Activities of the bird observatory include research, education and stewardship. Staff and volunteers welcome over 18,000 visitors to the main overlook during September and October. |
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Lake
Superior Marine Museum Phone: Web: www.lsmma.com |
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Lake Superior Railroad Museum Phone: (218) 733-7590 Web: www.lsrm.org |
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Lake Superior Zoo
72nd Avenue W & Grand Avenue Duluth, MN 55807 Phone: (218) 730-4900 Web: www.lszoo.org |
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St. Luke’s Hospital 915 East First Street Duluth, MN 55805 Phone: (218) 249-5555 Fax: (218) 249-3090 Web: www.slhduluth.com St. Luke’s, a comprehensive regional healthcare system, has built a reputation on providing quality care and putting the patient first. St. Luke’s Hospital, along with 30 primary and specialty care clinics, offers comprehensive trauma, medical, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic, home care and mental health services in the Twin Ports |
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St. Mary’s Medical Center 407 East Third Street Duluth, MN 55805 Phone: (218) 786-4000 Fax: (218) 786-4383 Web: www.stmarysduluth.org |
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SMDC Medical
Center 502 East Second Street Duluth, MN 55805 Phone: (218) 727-8762 Web: www.smdcmedicalcenter.org |
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Duluth Public
Schools -
ISD 709 215 North First Avenue East Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: (218) 336-8700 Fax: (218) 336-8773 Web: www.duluth.k12.mn.us The Duluth School District covers 337 square miles along the Lake Superior Shoreline, operates more than 20 facilities and serves approximately 10,000 students in grades pre-Kindergarten through 12. The district's staff includes approximately 2,000 full and part-time employees. Over 1000 community volunteers donate their time to Duluth schools every year. |
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University
of Minnesota Duluth 1049 University Drive Duluth, MN 55812 Phone: (218) 726-7106 Fax: (218) 726-6535 Web: www.d.umn.edu UMD is a comprehensive regional university offering 13 bachelor degrees in 78 majors and graduate programs in 21 different fields. In addition, UMD participates in three all-university PhD programs, one of which is located primarily on the UMD campus. |
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College of St. Scholastica 1200 Kenwood Avenue Duluth, MN 55811 Phone: (218) 723-6046 Fax: (218) 723-6290 Web: www.css.edu The College of St. Scholastica is an independent private college based in Duluth, Minnesota with extended campuses across the state. |
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Lake Superior College 2101 Trinity Road Duluth, MN 55811 Phone: (218) 733-7600 Toll Free: (800) 432-2884 Fax: (218) 733-5937 Web: www.lsc.edu Lake Superior College offers a range of educational opportunities, including programs and courses for transfer, career-oriented technical programs, continuing education, and custom training. LSC was established in 1995, when Duluth Technical College and Duluth Community College Center merged. It offers courses from 27 academic disciplines and more than 80 technical majors. |
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Agape House Of Hope Pastor: n/a |
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Alliance Community Church 2621 W Arrowhead Road
Pastor: Mike Hardesty |
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Anchor Point Community
Church
1429 London
Road
Duluth, MN 55805 Pastor: Jeff Sorvik |
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Apostolic Gospel Church Pastor: n/a |
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Asbury United Methodist Church 6822 Grand Avenue Duluth, MN 55807 Phone: (218) 624-0061 Web: www.asburyumcduluthmn.org Pastor:
Sharon K. Rigby Osborn |
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Bethany Baptist Church Pastor: n/a |
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Calvary Baptist Church 432 E 6th Street Duluth, MN 55805 Phone: (218) 727-7829 Pastor: n/a |
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Chapel on the Lake 2400 London Road Duluth, MN 55812 Phone: (218) 724-2680 Web: www.chapelonthelake.com Pastor: n/a |
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Christ Lutheran
Church
2415 Ensign
Street
Duluth, MN 55811 Pastor: Michael Main |
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Christ Temple Church Pastor: n/a |
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Christ the King Lutheran Church Pastor: Rev. John F. Wurst |
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Concordia Lutheran Church ELCA 2501 Woodland Avenue Duluth, MN 55803 Phone: (218) 728-4229 Web: www.concordiaduluth.org Pastor:
David Tryggestad |
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Disciples Mennonite Church Pastor: n/a |
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Duluth Bible Church Pastor: Dennis Rokser |
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Duluth Church of Christ
2344
Nanticoke Street
Duluth, MN 55811 Pastor: n/a |
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Duluth Congregational Church 3833 E Superior Street Duluth, MN 55804 Phone: (218) 525-1911 Web: www.duluthcongregational.org Pastor:
Catherine E. Schuyler |
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East Duluth Church of Christ 4801 Cooke Street Duluth, MN 55804 Phone: (218) 525-5187 Web: www.eastduluth.com Pastor:
n/a |
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Eastridge Community Church Pastor: Rev. Fred Lund |
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Emmanuel Baptist Duluth Heights 1505 Eklund Avenue Duluth, MN 55811 Phone: (218) 727-6910 Pastor: n/a |
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Faith Lutheran Church ELCA 1814 N 51st Avenue E Duluth, MN 55804 Phone: |
