| Erie, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
Building in Erie | |
  Erie, Minnesota  Erie, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 48°04′13″N95°43′19″W / 48.0702386°N 95.7219580°W Coordinates: 48°04′13″N95°43′19″W / 48.0702386°N 95.7219580°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pennington |
| Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1989114 [1] |
Erie is a small unincorporated community in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. [1] The community was home to local businesses until the late 20th century with the closing of its last store, Sjulstad Store.
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.
Pennington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,930. Its county seat is Thief River Falls.
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.
A post office called Erie was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1938. [2] The community was named after Erie, Pennsylvania. [3]
Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for the lake and the Native American Erie people who lived in the area until the mid-17th century, Erie is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania, as well as the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania, with a population of 101,786 at the 2010 census. The estimated population in 2017 had decreased to 97,369. The Erie metropolitan area, equivalent to all of Erie County, consists of 276,207 residents. The Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area has a population of 369,331, as of the 2010 Census.
