Angle Inlet, Minnesota

Angle Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 60 as of the 2010 census.[2] The community is part of the Northwest Angle, the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel; it is the northernmost census-designated place in the contiguous United States.[4] The French built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732.

Angle Inlet, Minnesota
Census-designated place
Angle Inlet
Location in Minnesota
Angle Inlet
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 95°4′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake of the Woods
TownshipAngle
Area
 • Total2.017 sq mi (5.22 km2)
 • Land1.736 sq mi (4.50 km2)
 • Water0.281 sq mi (0.73 km2)
Elevation
1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total60
 • Density30/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
56711
Area code(s)218
GNIS feature ID639371[3]

Angle Inlet has the last one-room school in the state[5] and a post office with a sign stating that it is the "Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous U.S."[6] To travel to Angle Inlet from other parts of Minnesota by road requires driving through Manitoba, Canada.

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Angle Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Lake of the Woods Co. General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-04. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  5. Ross, Jenna (June 1, 2015). "Minnesota's last one-room schoolhouse counts on its longtime teacher". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  6. "Chapter 4: The Watery Boundary". United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border. The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Winter 2015.
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