Country United States County Itasca GNIS feature ID 655201 Area 7.159 km² Population 342 (2010) | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 397 m Local time Tuesday 5:58 PM Area code 218 | |
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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. Ball Club is located between Grand Rapids and Cass Lake.
Map of Ball Club, Bowstring Lake, MN 56636, USA
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. 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, and a water tower.
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.