Finland, Minnesota

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Finland, Minnesota
Census-designated place
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Finland
Location in Minnesota
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Finland
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°24′53″N91°14′57″W / 47.41472°N 91.24917°W / 47.41472; -91.24917
CountryUnited States
State Minnesota
County Lake
Townships Beaver Bay, Crystal Bay
Area
[1]
 • Total6.74 sq mi (17.46 km2)
 • Land6.72 sq mi (17.40 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,329 ft (405 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total215
 • Density32.00/sq mi (12.36/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55603
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID656231 [2]

Finland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Crystal Bay and Beaver Bay townships, Lake County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 195. [3]

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Geography

The community of Finland is located 6 miles (10 km) inland from Lake Superior's North Shore and 39 miles (63 km) northeast of the city of Two Harbors. State Highway 1, County Road 6, and County Road 7 are three of the main routes in the community. State Highway 1 continues northwest from Finland 56 miles (90 km) to Ely.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Finland CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.41%, are water. [4] The Baptism River flows through the community. George H. Crosby Manitou State Park is located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Finland.

The community is located within the Finland State Forest in Lake County.

History

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 195—
2020 21510.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
2020 Census [3]

A post office called Finland has been in operation since 1915, [6] and a cooperative general store was established in 1913, which is Minnesota's longest continuously operated store. The name of the town comes from the fact that a large portion of the early settlers were Finns. [7] The 1931 book Finlandssvenskarna i Amerika ('The Finland Swedes in America') describes the town's founding: "Two Finns, a Lindström and a Pelto, went out to the forest 40 miles north of Two Harbors a few years ago. They set about clearing forest and breaking ground. Later, a railroad was built through the new community and the place was named Finland." [8]

The visitor center is the former home of forest ranger and longtime Finland resident O. M. Eckbeck, who built it in 1927. [9]

The Lutheran church was struck by lightning on July 6, 2013, burning down as a result. [10] It was later rebuilt.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Finland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Minnesota". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  294.
  8. ↑ Silfversten, Carl J. (1931). Finlandssvenskarna i Amerika (in Swedish). Duluth. OCLC   1153916396.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link), cited in "Finland". Jakobstads Tidning (in Swedish). No. 129. November 14, 1939. p. 3 – via National Library of Finland.
  9. ↑ "Visitor Center". Finland Minnesota Historical Society. February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fire destroys Finland's only church". Star Tribune .
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