CINXE.COM
Makinen, Minnesota - Wikipedia
<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Makinen, Minnesota - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"26496a09-e007-4892-be73-59e31e37fad5","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Makinen,_Minnesota","wgTitle":"Makinen, Minnesota","wgCurRevisionId":1167333624,"wgRevisionId":1167333624,"wgArticleId":10237390,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas","Use mdy dates from July 2023","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Coordinates on Wikidata","All articles with unsourced statements","Articles with unsourced statements from March 2009","Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota","Unincorporated communities in Minnesota"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName": "Makinen,_Minnesota","wgRelevantArticleId":10237390,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":6000,"wgCoordinates":{"lat":47.35722222222223,"lon":-92.36777777777777},"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q3471999", "wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP", "ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.gadget.WikiMiniAtlas","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Makinen, Minnesota - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makinen,_Minnesota"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makinen,_Minnesota"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Makinen_Minnesota rootpage-Makinen_Minnesota skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Makinen%2C+Minnesota" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Makinen%2C+Minnesota" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Makinen%2C+Minnesota" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Makinen%2C+Minnesota" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"><!-- CentralNotice --></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Geography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Geography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Geography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Makinen, Minnesota</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 5 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-5" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">5 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="میکینن، مینهسوتا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="میکینن، مینهسوتا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makinen_(Minnesota)" title="Makinen (Minnesota) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Makinen (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="میکینن، مینهسوتا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="میکینن، مینهسوتا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makinen,_Minnesota" title="Makinen, Minnesota – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Makinen, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E5%9F%BA%E5%AB%A9_(%E6%98%8E%E5%B0%BC%E8%98%87%E9%81%94%E5%B7%9E)" title="馬基嫩 (明尼蘇達州) – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="馬基嫩 (明尼蘇達州)" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q3471999#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Makinen,_Minnesota" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Makinen,_Minnesota" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Makinen,_Minnesota"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Makinen,_Minnesota"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Makinen,_Minnesota" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Makinen,_Minnesota" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&oldid=1167333624" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Makinen%2C_Minnesota&id=1167333624&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMakinen%2C_Minnesota"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMakinen%2C_Minnesota"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Makinen%2C_Minnesota&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q3471999" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> <div id="mw-indicator-coordinates" class="mw-indicator"><div class="mw-parser-output"><span id="coordinates"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a>: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Makinen,_Minnesota&params=47_21_26_N_92_22_04_W_region:US-MN_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">47°21′26″N</span> <span class="longitude">92°22′04″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">47.35722°N 92.36778°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">47.35722; -92.36778</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1043192559">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement{width:23em;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement td,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-label,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-below{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-label{border:0;padding:0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Makinen</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated community</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Makinen is located in Minnesota"><img alt="Makinen is located in Minnesota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg/250px-USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg/375px-USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg/500px-USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1029" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.6%;left:62.126%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Makinen"><img alt="Makinen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Makinen</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Minnesota</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Makinen is located in the United States"><img alt="Makinen is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/250px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/375px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/500px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:18.847%;left:55.4%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Makinen"><img alt="Makinen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Makinen</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in United States</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United States</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Makinen,_Minnesota&params=47_21_26_N_92_22_04_W_region:US-MN_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">47°21′26″N</span> <span class="longitude">92°22′04″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">47.35722°N 92.36778°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">47.35722; -92.36778</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Minnesota" title="List of counties in Minnesota">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis County, Minnesota">Saint Louis</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,401 ft (427 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-6" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-6">UTC-6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central (CST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (CDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">55763</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_218" title="Area code 218">218</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">661852<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Makinen</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated community</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis County, Minnesota">St. Louis County, Minnesota</a>, United States. </p><p>The community is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of the city of <a href="/wiki/Virginia,_Minnesota" title="Virginia, Minnesota">Virginia</a>, and 14 miles (23 km) southeast of the city of <a href="/wiki/Eveleth,_Minnesota" title="Eveleth, Minnesota">Eveleth</a>, at the intersection of <a href="/wiki/County_roads_in_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota#16" class="mw-redirect" title="County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota">Saint Louis County Road 16</a> and County Road 108. </p><p><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_53#Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 53">U.S. Highway 53</a> is nearby. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The center of Makinen is located at the intersection of Wilson Road (County Road 16) and Long Lake Road (County Road 108). The Makinen Post Office](<a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a> 55763), Makinen Community Center, and the Makinen Market<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (closed July 2016) are in this vicinity. </p><p><a href="/wiki/County_roads_in_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota#16" class="mw-redirect" title="County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota">County Road 16</a> takes a northern jog near the center of Makinen.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This section of County Road 16 underwent re-construction and re-routing from 2006 to 2008. The former "corner" intersection has been rounded out so travelers on County Road 16 no longer have to slow down as much.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mud Hen Creek flows through the community. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Markham,_Minnesota" title="Markham, Minnesota">Markham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palo,_Minnesota" title="Palo, Minnesota">Palo</a> are other nearby communities, from which some residents obtain mail service from Makinen. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the U.S. Census website, the population of Makinen in 2010 was 554 people. This appears to represent the U.S. Census Tract area [ZCTA], and not the actual ZIP Code area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most students in grades K through twelve attend classes either in nearby <a href="/wiki/Cherry,_Minnesota" title="Cherry, Minnesota">Cherry</a> or <a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Minnesota" title="Aurora, Minnesota">Aurora</a>. Many Makinen students attended school in <a href="/wiki/Cotton,_Minnesota" title="Cotton, Minnesota">Cotton</a> until 2011, when the Cotton School was closed. Other nearby communities include <a href="/wiki/Eveleth,_Minnesota" title="Eveleth, Minnesota">Eveleth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilbert,_Minnesota" title="Gilbert, Minnesota">Gilbert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biwabik,_Minnesota" title="Biwabik, Minnesota">Biwabik</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hibbing,_Minnesota" title="Hibbing, Minnesota">Hibbing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Virginia,_Minnesota" title="Virginia, Minnesota">Virginia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Finnish farming developed next in the region to the west of McDavitt Township, in the townships of Lavell and Cherry. The most important Finnish clusters developed in Cherry (Alavus), Corbin, Forbes, Makinen and the <a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_River_(Lake_Superior_tributary)" title="Saint Louis River (Lake Superior tributary)">Saint Louis River</a>, while lesser numbers of Finns were scattered throughout the whole region. Makinen received its name from John Makinen who, together with John Kovaniemi, kept a store and post office there from 1905 on. </p><p>According to several current residents, Makinen was founded in 1900 by John Makinen. The former name of the area was <i>Corbin</i>, however this name was not available to be used when Makinen was founded.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Makinen held a "Diamond Jubilee" celebration in 1975, and a Centennial celebration in 2000. </p><p>A historic Finnish pioneer farm is located in southeastern Makinen, once owned by Eli Wirtanen. The surrounding community hosts a Wirtanen Pioneer Farm festival that takes place for one weekend in September every year. </p><p>The Makinen Volunteer Fire Department moved from the lower level of the Makinen Community Center to the building that formerly housed Makinen Elementary School (#79).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/661852">"Makinen, Minnesota"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">Geographic Names Information System</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">United States Geological Survey</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior" title="United States Department of the Interior">United States Department of the Interior</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Makinen%2C+Minnesota&rft.btitle=Geographic+Names+Information+System&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey%2C+United+States+Department+of+the+Interior&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fedits.nationalmap.gov%2Fapps%2Fgaz-domestic%2Fpublic%2Fsearch%2Fnames%2F661852&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMakinen%2C+Minnesota" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDianoski" class="citation web cs1">Dianoski, Sheila. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.virginiamn.com/news/it-doesn-t-make-sense/article_b000e5ba-661b-57b6-a30e-c128d8626c2a.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'It doesn't make sense'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 1,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%27It+doesn%27t+make+sense%27&rft.aulast=Dianoski&rft.aufirst=Sheila&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginiamn.com%2Fnews%2Fit-doesn-t-make-sense%2Farticle_b000e5ba-661b-57b6-a30e-c128d8626c2a.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMakinen%2C+Minnesota" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRamsay" class="citation web cs1">Ramsay, Charles. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.virginiamn.com/news/hwy-dedication-lauds-efforts-by-many/article_4cfff4e3-9a02-52a2-aca8-dea239e713bc.html">"Hwy. 16 dedication lauds efforts by many"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 1,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hwy.+16+dedication+lauds+efforts+by+many&rft.aulast=Ramsay&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginiamn.com%2Fnews%2Fhwy-dedication-lauds-efforts-by-many%2Farticle_4cfff4e3-9a02-52a2-aca8-dea239e713bc.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMakinen%2C+Minnesota" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhite" class="citation web cs1">White, Jesse. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.virginiamn.com/news/makinen-business-starting-anew/article_845207ae-4f40-5209-b827-acbb5fa9fb74.html">"Makinen business 'starting anew'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 1,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Makinen+business+%27starting+anew%27&rft.aulast=White&rft.aufirst=Jesse&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginiamn.com%2Fnews%2Fmakinen-business-starting-anew%2Farticle_845207ae-4f40-5209-b827-acbb5fa9fb74.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMakinen%2C+Minnesota" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li>Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry</li> <li>Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Municipalities_and_communities_of_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota,_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Template:St. Louis County, Minnesota"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Template talk:St. Louis County, Minnesota"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Special:EditPage/Template:St. Louis County, Minnesota"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:inherit">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Municipalities_and_communities_of_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota,_United_States" class="adr" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Municipalities and communities of <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis County, Minnesota"><span class="region">St. Louis County, Minnesota</span></a>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota"><span>Duluth</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Minnesota" title="Aurora, Minnesota">Aurora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babbitt,_Minnesota" title="Babbitt, Minnesota">Babbitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biwabik,_Minnesota" title="Biwabik, Minnesota">Biwabik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookston,_Minnesota" title="Brookston, Minnesota">Brookston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buhl,_Minnesota" title="Buhl, Minnesota">Buhl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chisholm,_Minnesota" title="Chisholm, Minnesota">Chisholm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook,_Minnesota" title="Cook, Minnesota">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ely,_Minnesota" title="Ely, Minnesota">Ely</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eveleth,_Minnesota" title="Eveleth, Minnesota">Eveleth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floodwood,_Minnesota" title="Floodwood, Minnesota">Floodwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert,_Minnesota" title="Gilbert, Minnesota">Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermantown,_Minnesota" title="Hermantown, Minnesota">Hermantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hibbing,_Minnesota" title="Hibbing, Minnesota">Hibbing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Lakes,_Minnesota" title="Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota">Hoyt Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Junction,_Minnesota" title="Iron Junction, Minnesota">Iron Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinney,_Minnesota" title="Kinney, Minnesota">Kinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonidas,_Minnesota" title="Leonidas, Minnesota">Leonidas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKinley,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="McKinley, St. Louis County, Minnesota">McKinley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowlands,_Minnesota" title="Meadowlands, Minnesota">Meadowlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Iron,_Minnesota" title="Mountain Iron, Minnesota">Mountain Iron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orr,_Minnesota" title="Orr, Minnesota">Orr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proctor,_Minnesota" title="Proctor, Minnesota">Proctor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Rice Lake, Minnesota">Rice Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower,_Minnesota" title="Tower, Minnesota">Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia,_Minnesota" title="Virginia, Minnesota">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winton,_Minnesota" title="Winton, Minnesota">Winton</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Minnesota highlighting Saint Louis County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg/270px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg/360px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1045" data-file-height="1189" /></span><figcaption>Map of Minnesota highlighting Saint Louis County</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Townships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alango_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Alango Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Alango</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alborn_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Alborn Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Alborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alden_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Alden Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Alden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angora_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Angora Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Angora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Arrowhead Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Arrowhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ault_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Ault Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Ault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balkan_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Balkan Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Balkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bassett_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Bassett Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Bassett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatty_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Beatty Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Beatty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biwabik_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Biwabik Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Biwabik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breitung_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Breitung Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Breitung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brevator_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Brevator Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Brevator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_5_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Camp 5 Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Camp 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canosia_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Canosia Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Canosia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Valley_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Cedar Valley Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Cedar Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Cherry Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Cherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Clinton Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colvin_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Colvin Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Colvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Cotton Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crane_Lake_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Crane Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Crane Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culver_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Culver Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Culver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Duluth Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Duluth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles_Nest_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Eagles Nest Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Eagles Nest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsburg_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Ellsburg Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Ellsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Elmer Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Elmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embarrass_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Embarrass Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Embarrass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbanks_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Fairbanks Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Fairbanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayal_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Fayal Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Fayal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Field Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Lakes_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Fine Lakes Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Fine Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floodwood_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Floodwood Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Floodwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fredenberg_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Fredenberg Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Fredenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="French Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">French</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnesen_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Gnesen Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Gnesen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Lake_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Grand Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Grand Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Scott_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Great Scott Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Great Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwood_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Greenwood Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Greenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halden_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Halden Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Halden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Industrial Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Industrial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabetogama_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Kabetogama Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Kabetogama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Kelsey Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Kelsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kugler_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Kugler Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Kugler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Lakewood Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavell_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Lavell Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Lavell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leiding_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Leiding Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Leiding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linden_Grove_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Linden Grove Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Linden Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDavitt_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="McDavitt Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">McDavitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowlands_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Meadowlands Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Meadowlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Midway Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Midway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morcom_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Morcom Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Morcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morse_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Morse Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Morse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ness_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Ness Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Ness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Independence_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="New Independence Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">New Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Normanna_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Normanna Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Normanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Star_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="North Star Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">North Star</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northland_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Northland Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Northland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owens_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Owens Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pequaywan_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Pequaywan Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Pequaywan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Pike Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portage_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Portage Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Portage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prairie_Lake_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Prairie Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Prairie Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Sandy Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Sandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solway_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Solway Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Solway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoney_Brook_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Stoney Brook Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Stoney Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturgeon_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Sturgeon Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toivola_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Toivola Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Toivola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Buren_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Van Buren Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermilion_Lake_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Vermilion Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Vermilion Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waasa_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Waasa Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Waasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="White Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Valley_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Willow Valley Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Willow Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuori_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Wuori Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Wuori</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mahnomen,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Mahnomen, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Mahnomen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nett_Lake_(CDP),_Minnesota" title="Nett Lake (CDP), Minnesota">Nett Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soudan,_Minnesota" title="Soudan, Minnesota">Soudan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alborn,_Minnesota" title="Alborn, Minnesota">Alborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angora,_Minnesota" title="Angora, Minnesota">Angora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ash_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Ash Lake, Minnesota">Ash Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bassett,_Minnesota" title="Bassett, Minnesota">Bassett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_River,_Minnesota" title="Bear River, Minnesota">Bear River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal,_Minnesota" title="Bengal, Minnesota">Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brimson,_Minnesota" title="Brimson, Minnesota">Brimson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britt,_Minnesota" title="Britt, Minnesota">Britt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnett,_Minnesota" title="Burnett, Minnesota">Burnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burntside,_Minnesota" title="Burntside, Minnesota">Burntside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buyck,_Minnesota" title="Buyck, Minnesota">Buyck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canyon,_Minnesota" title="Canyon, Minnesota">Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celina,_Minnesota" title="Celina, Minnesota">Celina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Lakes,_Minnesota" title="Central Lakes, Minnesota">Central Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherry,_Minnesota" title="Cherry, Minnesota">Cherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clover_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Clover Valley, Minnesota">Clover Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton,_Minnesota" title="Cotton, Minnesota">Cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crane_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Crane Lake, Minnesota">Crane Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culver,_Minnesota" title="Culver, Minnesota">Culver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cusson,_Minnesota" title="Cusson, Minnesota">Cusson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldes_Corner,_Minnesota" title="Eldes Corner, Minnesota">Eldes Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmer,_Minnesota" title="Elmer, Minnesota">Elmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embarrass,_Minnesota" title="Embarrass, Minnesota">Embarrass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbanks,_Minnesota" title="Fairbanks, Minnesota">Fairbanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florenton,_Minnesota" title="Florenton, Minnesota">Florenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes,_Minnesota" title="Forbes, Minnesota">Forbes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Corners,_Minnesota" title="Four Corners, Minnesota">Four Corners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_River,_Minnesota" title="French River, Minnesota">French River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gheen_(community),_Minnesota" title="Gheen (community), Minnesota">Gheen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gheen_Corner,_Minnesota" title="Gheen Corner, Minnesota">Gheen Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Glendale, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Glendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gowan,_Minnesota" title="Gowan, Minnesota">Gowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greaney,_Minnesota" title="Greaney, Minnesota">Greaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idington,_Minnesota" title="Idington, Minnesota">Idington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Independence, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Lake,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Island Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Island Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabetogama,_Minnesota" title="Kabetogama, Minnesota">Kabetogama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keenan,_Minnesota" title="Keenan, Minnesota">Keenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelsey,_Minnesota" title="Kelsey, Minnesota">Kelsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linden_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Linden Grove, Minnesota">Linden Grove</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Makinen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maney,_Minnesota" title="Maney, Minnesota">Maney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Markham,_Minnesota" title="Markham, Minnesota">Markham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McComber,_Minnesota" title="McComber, Minnesota">McComber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadow_Brook,_Minnesota" title="Meadow Brook, Minnesota">Meadow Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrude,_Minnesota" title="Melrude, Minnesota">Melrude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munger,_Minnesota" title="Munger, Minnesota">Munger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmers,_Minnesota" title="Palmers, Minnesota">Palmers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palo,_Minnesota" title="Palo, Minnesota">Palo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paupores,_Minnesota" title="Paupores, Minnesota">Paupores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payne,_Minnesota" title="Payne, Minnesota">Payne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peary,_Minnesota" title="Peary, Minnesota">Peary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petrel,_Minnesota" title="Petrel, Minnesota">Petrel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyla,_Minnesota" title="Peyla, Minnesota">Peyla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineville,_Minnesota" title="Pineville, Minnesota">Pineville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prosit,_Minnesota" title="Prosit, Minnesota">Prosit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramshaw,_Minnesota" title="Ramshaw, Minnesota">Ramshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robinson,_Minnesota" title="Robinson, Minnesota">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rollins,_Minnesota" title="Rollins, Minnesota">Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saginaw,_Minnesota" title="Saginaw, Minnesota">Saginaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sax,_Minnesota" title="Sax, Minnesota">Sax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaw,_Minnesota" title="Shaw, Minnesota">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shermans_Corner,_Minnesota" title="Shermans Corner, Minnesota">Sherman Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Side_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Side Lake, Minnesota">Side Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silica,_Minnesota" title="Silica, Minnesota">Silica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simar,_Minnesota" title="Simar, Minnesota">Simar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skibo,_Minnesota" title="Skibo, Minnesota">Skibo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturgeon,_Minnesota" title="Sturgeon, Minnesota">Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taft,_Minnesota" title="Taft, Minnesota">Taft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toivola,_Minnesota" title="Toivola, Minnesota">Toivola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twig,_Minnesota" title="Twig, Minnesota">Twig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermilion_Dam,_Minnesota" title="Vermilion Dam, Minnesota">Vermilion Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakemup,_Minnesota" title="Wakemup, Minnesota">Wakemup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiteface,_Minnesota" title="Whiteface, Minnesota">Whiteface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolf,_Minnesota" title="Wolf, Minnesota">Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zim,_Minnesota" title="Zim, Minnesota">Zim</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area#U.S._Census_Bureau" title="Unincorporated area">Unorganized<br />territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angleworm_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Angleworm Lake, Minnesota">Angleworm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Head_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Bear Head Lake, Minnesota">Bear Head Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birch_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Birch Lake, Minnesota">Birch Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_A_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Camp A Lake, Minnesota">Camp A Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crab_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Crab Lake, Minnesota">Crab Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dark_River,_Minnesota" title="Dark River, Minnesota">Dark River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gheen,_Minnesota" title="Gheen, Minnesota">Gheen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hay_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Hay Lake, Minnesota">Hay Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heikkala_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Heikkala Lake, Minnesota">Heikkala Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hush_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Hush Lake, Minnesota">Hush Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janette_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Janette Lake, Minnesota">Janette Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leander_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Leander Lake, Minnesota">Leander Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linwood_Lake,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Linwood Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Linwood Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Marion Lake, Minnesota">Marion Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCormack,_Minnesota" title="McCormack, Minnesota">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mud_Hen_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Mud Hen Lake, Minnesota">Mud Hen Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nett_Lake,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Nett Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota">Nett Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_St._Louis,_Minnesota" title="Northeast St. Louis, Minnesota">Northeast St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_St._Louis,_Minnesota" title="Northwest St. Louis, Minnesota">Northwest St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pfeiffer_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Pfeiffer Lake, Minnesota">Pfeiffer Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picket_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Picket Lake, Minnesota">Picket Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potshot_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Potshot Lake, Minnesota">Potshot Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sand_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Sand Lake, Minnesota">Sand Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slim_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Slim Lake, Minnesota">Slim Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturgeon_River,_Minnesota" title="Sturgeon River, Minnesota">Sturgeon River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Sunday Lake, Minnesota">Sunday Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tikander_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Tikander Lake, Minnesota">Tikander Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiteface_Reservoir,_Minnesota" title="Whiteface Reservoir, Minnesota">Whiteface Reservoir</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Former <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDP</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnold,_Minnesota" title="Arnold, Minnesota">Arnold</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost towns</a>/<br /><a href="/wiki/Neighbourhood" title="Neighbourhood">Neighborhoods</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Costin_Village,_Minnesota" title="Costin Village, Minnesota">Costin Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elcor,_Minnesota" title="Elcor, Minnesota">Elcor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fermoy,_Minnesota" title="Fermoy, Minnesota">Fermoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Lake,_Hibbing,_Minnesota" title="Kelly Lake, Hibbing, Minnesota">Kelly Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leetonia,_Hibbing,_Minnesota" title="Leetonia, Hibbing, Minnesota">Leetonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Swan,_Hibbing,_Minnesota" title="Little Swan, Hibbing, Minnesota">Little Swan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spina,_Minnesota" title="Spina, Minnesota">Spina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia,_Minnesota" title="West Virginia, Minnesota">West Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation">Indian<br />reservations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fond_du_Lac_Indian_Reservation" title="Fond du Lac Indian Reservation">Fond du Lac Indian Reservation</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bois_Forte_Indian_Reservation" title="Bois Forte Indian Reservation">Lake Vermilion Indian Reservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bois_Forte_Indian_Reservation" title="Bois Forte Indian Reservation">Nett Lake Indian Reservation</a>‡</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Minnesota_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Minnesota (state)"><span>Minnesota portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <!-- NewPP limit report Parsed by mw‐web.eqiad.main‐5dc468848‐2kp5z Cached time: 20241123015306 Cache expiry: 2592000 Reduced expiry: false Complications: [vary‐revision‐sha1, show‐toc] CPU time usage: 0.600 seconds Real time usage: 0.889 seconds Preprocessor visited node count: 4145/1000000 Post‐expand include size: 98347/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 19749/2097152 bytes Highest expansion depth: 26/100 Expensive parser function count: 6/500 Unstrip recursion depth: 1/20 Unstrip post‐expand size: 30621/5000000 bytes Lua time usage: 0.377/10.000 seconds Lua memory usage: 8274441/52428800 bytes Number of Wikibase entities loaded: 1/400 --> <!-- Transclusion expansion time report (%,ms,calls,template) 100.00% 809.188 1 -total 50.55% 409.083 1 Template:Infobox_settlement 38.01% 307.572 1 Template:Infobox 20.04% 162.157 1 Template:Reflist 15.67% 126.804 1 Template:Cite_gnis 13.32% 107.817 12 Template:Main_other 13.32% 107.748 4 Template:Both 13.02% 105.346 1 Template:Coord 12.25% 99.113 1 Template:St._Louis_County,_Minnesota 11.76% 95.198 1 Template:US_county_navigation_box --> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key enwiki:pcache:idhash:10237390-0!canonical and timestamp 20241123015306 and revision id 1167333624. Rendering was triggered because: page-view --> </div><!--esi <esi:include src="/esitest-fa8a495983347898/content" /> --><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&oldid=1167333624">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&oldid=1167333624</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Unincorporated_communities_in_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota" title="Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota">Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Unincorporated_communities_in_Minnesota" title="Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota">Unincorporated communities in Minnesota</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_gadget_WikiMiniAtlas" title="Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas">Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_July_2023" title="Category:Use mdy dates from July 2023">Use mdy dates from July 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Coordinates_on_Wikidata" title="Category:Coordinates on Wikidata">Coordinates on Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_March_2009" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from March 2009">Articles with unsourced statements from March 2009</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 27 July 2023, at 04:02<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makinen,_Minnesota&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-b78pt","wgBackendResponseTime":187,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.600","walltime":"0.889","ppvisitednodes":{"value":4145,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":98347,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":19749,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":26,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":6,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":30621,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 809.188 1 -total"," 50.55% 409.083 1 Template:Infobox_settlement"," 38.01% 307.572 1 Template:Infobox"," 20.04% 162.157 1 Template:Reflist"," 15.67% 126.804 1 Template:Cite_gnis"," 13.32% 107.817 12 Template:Main_other"," 13.32% 107.748 4 Template:Both"," 13.02% 105.346 1 Template:Coord"," 12.25% 99.113 1 Template:St._Louis_County,_Minnesota"," 11.76% 95.198 1 Template:US_county_navigation_box"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.377","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":8274441,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.eqiad.main-5dc468848-2kp5z","timestamp":"20241123015306","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Makinen, Minnesota","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Makinen,_Minnesota","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q3471999","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q3471999","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2007-03-24T14:39:03Z","dateModified":"2023-07-27T04:02:30Z","headline":"unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States"}</script> </body> </html>