Angora, Minnesota

Angora, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Angora, Minnesota

Location of the community of Angora
within Angora Township, Saint Louis County

Coordinates: 47°46′30″N 92°38′03″W / 47.77500°N 92.63417°W / 47.77500; -92.63417Coordinates: 47°46′30″N 92°38′03″W / 47.77500°N 92.63417°W / 47.77500; -92.63417
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Saint Louis
Township Angora Township
Elevation 1,352 ft (412 m)
Population
  Total 40
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 55703
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 660660[1]

Angora is an unincorporated community in Angora Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located 6 miles south of Cook at the intersection of State Highway 1 (MN 1) and Saint Louis County Road 430 (Burghardt Road). U.S. Highway 53 is nearby.

County Road 952 (Tee Road) is also in the area. The unincorporated community of Angora is located within Angora Township (population 249).

The communities of Sherman Corner and Idington are also nearby.

The Rice River, a tributary of the Little Fork River, flows through the community.

A post office called Angora has been in operation since 1903.[2] The community was named after Angora, in Turkey.[3]

References

  1. "Angora, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 477.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, August 08, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.