McGrath is a city in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.

[3] James E. McGrath, a logger and landowner who had been working the area since 1895, donated 40 acres in 1907 for a town site.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.371 square miles (0.96 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 1.3% Native American, and 2.5% from two or more races.

34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 93.85% White, 1.54% African American, 1.54% Asian, and 3.08% from two or more races.

There were 18.2% of families and 12.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.