Ball Bluff | |
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  Ball Bluff Location of the community of Ball Bluff within Ball Bluff Township, Aitkin County  Ball Bluff Ball Bluff (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′17″N93°16′24″W / 46.95472°N 93.27333°W Coordinates: 46°57′17″N93°16′24″W / 46.95472°N 93.27333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Aitkin |
| Township | Ball Bluff Township |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55752, 55784, 56469, and 55760 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654582 [1] |
Ball Bluff is an unincorporated community in Ball Bluff Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Jacobson and McGregor along State Highway 65 (MN 65). The Mississippi River flows nearby.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Ball Bluff Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 as of the 2010 census.
Aitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,202. Its county seat is Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized in 1871.
Nearby places include Jacobson, Swan River, Libby, and Palisade. Ball Bluff is 10 miles south of Swan River, and 26 miles north of McGregor.
Jacobson is an unincorporated community in Ball Bluff Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
Swan River is an unincorporated community in southeast Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
Libby is an unincorporated community in Libby Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between McGregor and Jacobson along State Highway 65. The Mississippi River flows nearby. Libby is located immediately northwest of Big Sandy Lake.
The center of Ball Bluff is generally considered at the junction of Highway 65 and 650th Lane / Carmel Church Road. The community is located within the Savanna State Forest in the northeast portion of Aitkin County.
