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Park Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is near Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River, as well as the beginning of the Heartland State Trail. The city was founded in 1890 near the Fish Hook River rapids and is along U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota State Highway 34. The population was 4,142 at the 2020 census.

Park Rapids city overview:
Name:	Park Rapids city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Hubbard County
Founded:	1882
Elevation:	1,440 ft (439 m)
Total Area:	7.67 sq mi (19.85 km²)
Land Area:	7.39 sq mi (19.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km²)
Total Population:	4,142
Population Density:	560.56/sq mi (216.45/km²)
ZIP code:	56470
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2749768
GNISfeature ID:	0649151
Website:	ci.park-rapids.mn.us

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Park Rapids online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Park Rapids became a city in 1882, and was named by Frank C. Rice after the park groves and prairies beside the Fish Hook River rapids. These rapids have since been dammed.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 6.81 square miles (17.64 km), of which 6.59 square miles (17.07 km) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km) is water. The Fish Hook River flows through the city, which is surrounded by three lakes: Fish Hook, Long, and Potato.