Sawyer | |
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Coordinates: 46°40′17″N92°38′00″W / 46.67139°N 92.63333°W Coordinates: 46°40′17″N92°38′00″W / 46.67139°N 92.63333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Carlton County |
Unorganized territory | North Carlton |
Elevation | 1,329 ft (405 m) |
ZIP code | 55780 |
Area code(s) | 218 |
GNIS feature ID | 0651254 |
Sawyer is an unincorporated community in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located between Carlton and Cromwell on State Highway 210 (MN 210). Sawyer is located on the southern edge of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. It serves as one of three administrative centers of the reservation.
Sawyer is located 11 miles west of Cloquet; and 11 miles east of Cromwell. The communities of Big Lake and Iverson are both nearby.
A post office called Sawyer has been in operation since 1891. [1] The name Sawyer was selected by a railroad official. [2] The historic Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary was built in 1884.
Carlton County is a county in the State of Minnesota, formed in 1857. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 36,207. Its county seat is Carlton. Part of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation lies in northeastern Carlton County.
Bowstring is an unincorporated community in Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
Minnesota State Highway 210 (MN 210) is a state highway in west-central, central, and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 210 (ND 210) at the North Dakota state line, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with MN 23 in Duluth near the Saint Louis River.
Minnesota State Highway 45 (MN 45) is a short 2.628-mile-long (4.229 km) highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 210 and Carlton County Road 1 in the city of Carlton and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 35 and Carlton County Highway 45 in the city of Scanlon. The route passes through the city of Carlton.
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