| Dugdale, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Dugdale, Minnesota  Dugdale, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′06″N96°15′59″W / 47.70167°N 96.26639°W Coordinates: 47°42′06″N96°15′59″W / 47.70167°N 96.26639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654680 [1] |
Dugdale is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. [1] Dugdale is located at 47°42′06″N96°15′59″W / 47.70167°N 96.26639°W .
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.
Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 37,600 at the 2010 United States Census. Its county seat is Crookston, and the largest community is East Grand Forks.
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.
The community is located east of Crookston and south of Red Lake Falls on Minnesota State Highway 32.
Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,891 at the 2010 census. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND–MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks".
Red Lake Falls is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,427 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Red Lake County. The city lies in the middle of Red Lake Falls Township from which it was separated when incorporated as a village in 1881. Its status was raised to that of a city in 1898.
Minnesota State Highway 32 (MN 32) is a highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 34 in Tansem Township near Barnesville and continues north to its intersection with State Highway 11 at Greenbush in Roseau County.
A post office called Dugdale was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1927. [2] Dugdale had a depot on the railroad. [3]
