| Markham, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Markham, Minnesota Location of the community of Markham within Colvin Township, Saint Louis County  Markham, Minnesota Markham, Minnesota (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′57″N92°13′07″W / 47.29917°N 92.21861°W Coordinates: 47°17′57″N92°13′07″W / 47.29917°N 92.21861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Township | Colvin Township |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55763 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 661868 [1] |
Markham is an unincorporated community in Colvin Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
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.
Colvin Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 317 at the 2010 census.
St. Louis County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
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The community is located between Biwabik and Duluth, near the intersection of County Road 4 (Vermilion Trail) and County Road 108 (Long Lake Road).
Markham is located 19 miles south of the city of Biwabik; and 42 miles north of the city of Duluth.
Biwabik is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 969 at the 2010 census.
Duluth is a major port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Saint Louis County. Duluth has a population of 86,293 and is the 4th largest city in Minnesota. It is the 2nd largest city on Lake Superior. The largest is Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It has the largest metropolitan area on the lake, with a population of 279,771 in 2010, the second-largest in the state.
The Whiteface Reservoir and the Cloquet Valley State Forest in Saint Louis County are both located near Markham.
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses 327,098 acres (1,323.7 km2); 48,384 acres (195.8 km2) of which are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands.
Residents obtain mail service from the neighboring community of Makinen, ZIP code 55763.
