Knife River, Minnesota

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Knife River, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Knife River
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Knife River
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 46°56′58″N91°46′45″W / 46.94944°N 91.77917°W / 46.94944; -91.77917
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Lake
Area
[1]
 • Total0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
 • Land0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total212
 • Density318.32/sq mi (122.83/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55609
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID646206 [2]

Knife River is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota, United States; located on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

The community is located between Duluth and Two Harbors on the North Shore Scenic Drive (County 61), at the mouth of the Knife River, from which it gets its name.

Knife River is located 8 miles southwest of the city of Two Harbors. The boundary line between Lake and Saint Louis counties is nearby.

Knife River is located within Lake No. 2 Unorganized Territory of Lake County.

History

The community of Knife River was originally established in 1856 as Buchanan, located on the west side of the Knife River. [3] A separate community of Mellie, located on the east side of the river was platted in 1899 following the building of the Alger–Smith Lumber Company's railroad in 1898; Mellie changed its name to Knife River in 1903. The two communities incorporated themselves as the village of Knife River on October 2, 1909; but since have returned to being an unincorporated community.

The SS Benjamin Noble foundered off Knife River in April 1914, with the loss of all hands. [4] [5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 491—
2020 212—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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The SS Benjamin Noble was a lake freighter that operated on the Great Lakes. Built in 1909 by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, she was 239 feet (73 m) in length and had a beam of 40 feet (12 m). She was built as a "canaller," a vessel designed for use in what were then the dimensions of the Welland Canal, but was converted by her owners for services in the open Great Lakes. Heavily laden and top-heavy with a cargo of railroad rails, she sank in a Lake Superior storm near Knife River, Minnesota, in April 1914 with the loss of all hands.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Knife River, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 478.
  4. ↑ "Mystery ship found". Minnesota Public Radio . Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Benjamin Noble (shipwreck)". National Park Service . Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on May 7, 2015.


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