Red Lake (Ojibwe: Ogaakaaning)[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory located in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.
A high school student murdered his grandfather and girlfriend at his home, before killing five students, two adults, and then himself at the local high school.
[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 mi2 (13.1 km2), of which 4.8 mi2 (12.5 km2) is land and 0.2 mi2 (0.6 km2), 4.70%, is water.
[2] 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.
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.