Sleepy Eye is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,599 at the 2010 census.
Floodwood is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Population was 528 at the 2010 census.
Lavell Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census.
Orr is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 267 at the 2010 census.
McCormack is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located near Hibbing and Balkan Township. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.
The Mesabi Iron Range is an elongate trend containing large deposits of iron ore, and the largest of four major iron ranges in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota. Discovered in 1866, it is the chief iron ore mining district in the United States. The district is located in northeast Minnesota, largely in Itasca and Saint Louis counties. It was extensively worked in the earlier part of the 20th century. Extraction operations declined throughout the mid-1970s but rebounded in 2005. China's growing demand for iron, along with the falling value of the U.S. dollar versus other world currencies, have made taconite production profitable again, and some mines that had closed have been reopened, while current mines have been expanded.
The Swan River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 60 mi (97 km) long, in northeastern Minnesota in the United States.
Iron Range refers collectively or individually to a number of elongated iron-ore mining districts around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada. Despite the word "range," the iron ranges are not mountain chains, but outcrops of Precambrian sedimentary formations containing high percentages of iron. These cherty iron ore deposits are Precambrian in age for the Vermilion Range, while middle Precambrian in age for the Mesabi and Cuyuna ranges, all in Minnesota. The Gogebic Range in Wisconsin and the Marquette Iron Range and Menominee Range in Michigan have similar characteristics and are of similar age. Natural ores and concentrates were produced from 1848 until the mid 1950s, when taconites and jaspers were concentrated and pelletized, and started to become the major source of iron production.
Bois Forte Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation formed for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.
Hibbing Community College is a community college in Hibbing, Minnesota. It was founded in 1916 and has undergone several transformations. Originally housed in the historic Hibbing High School, it moved into its own campus in 1969.
Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota. It is anchored by Duluth, the state's fifth-largest city. It also includes most of the Mesabi and Vermilion iron ranges. The district is best known for its mining, agriculture, tourism, and shipping industries.
Pengilly is an unincorporated community in eastern Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
Kelly Lake is a neighborhood of the city of Hibbing in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. County Road 60 / Rainey Road / 1st Avenue serves as a main arterial route in the community. Previously, Kelly Lake was its own unincorporated community before it was annexed by the city of Hibbing. U.S. Route 169 is nearby.
Silica is an unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Leetonia is a neighborhood of the city of Hibbing in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Previously, Leetonia was its own unincorporated community before it was annexed by the city of Hibbing. County Road 63 serves as a main arterial route in the community.
WIRN is a radio station licensed to Buhl, Minnesota, serving the Mesabi Range, including the cities of Hibbing and Virginia. The station is owned by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), and airs MPR's "News and Information" network, originating from KNOW in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
The East Swan River is a 24.2-mile-long (38.9 km) tributary of the Saint Louis River in St. Louis County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States.
The West Swan River is a 42.2-mile-long (67.9 km) tributary of the East Swan River of Minnesota, flowing to the Saint Louis River and eventually Lake Superior. The West Swan River flows into and out of Snowshoe Lake and Kelly Lake west of Hibbing. Presently there are problems with flowage, due to obstructions in the river. The mines that have polluted the river have left it facing severe problems.
West Virginia is a neighborhood of Mountain Iron, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It was formally absorbed into the city of Mountain Iron in the 1970s.
