| Melrude, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Melrude, Minnesota Location of the community of Melrude within Ellsburg Township, Saint Louis County  Melrude, Minnesota Melrude, Minnesota (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′44″N92°25′02″W / 47.24556°N 92.41722°W Coordinates: 47°14′44″N92°25′02″W / 47.24556°N 92.41722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Township | Ellsburg Township |
| Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55724 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 661905 [1] |
Melrude is an unincorporated community in Ellsburg 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.
Ellsburg Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 219 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.
The community is located 8 miles northeast of Cotton at the intersection of Saint Louis County Road 59 (Melrude Road) and County Road 322 (Lee Road).
Cotton is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Paleface Creek flows through the community, and the Paleface River is nearby.
The Paleface River is a 26.0-mile-long (41.8 km) tributary of the Whiteface River in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The Paleface River is approximately 50 miles (80 km) inland from Lake Superior. The banks are heavily wooded with old birch and pine trees.
