| Carnelian Junction, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Carnelian Junction, Minnesota Location of Carnelian Junction within May Township, Washington County  Carnelian Junction, Minnesota Carnelian Junction, Minnesota (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′29″N92°49′49″W / 45.12472°N 92.83028°W Coordinates: 45°07′29″N92°49′49″W / 45.12472°N 92.83028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Washington County |
| Township | May Township |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55082 |
| Area code(s) | 651 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654631 [1] |
Carnelian Junction is an unincorporated community in May Township, Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is in the southern part of May Township near 120th Street North and Norell Avenue. The northern part of Stillwater Township is also in the immediate area. Pine Point Regional Park is 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.
May Township is a township in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,928 at the 2000 census.
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 238,136, making it the fifth-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Stillwater. The largest city in the county is Woodbury, which had a population of 61,961 at the 2010 census. The county was established in 1849.
