Sax, Minnesota

Sax
Unincorporated community
Sax Location of the community of Sax within McDavitt Township, Saint Louis County Show map of Minnesota Sax Sax (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 47°12′42″N92°36′11″W / 47.21167°N 92.60306°W / 47.21167; -92.60306
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Saint Louis
Township	McDavitt Township
Elevation	1,309 ft (399 m)
Population
• Total	10
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	55738
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	662374 [1]

Sax is an unincorporated community in McDavitt Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Geography

The community is located 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Cotton at the intersection of Saint Louis County Highway 7 (CR 7) and County Road 28 (Sax Road). County Road 52 (Arkola Road) is nearby.

History

A post office called Sax was established in 1916, and remained in operation until 1930. ^[2] The community was named for Solomon Saxe, an original owner of the town site. ^[3]

Arts and culture

The nearby Sax–Zim Bog area is known as a birdwatching area and is listed by the National Audubon Society as an Important Bird Area, "a designation reserved for the best bird habitats in the world". The area is also the site of the annual Sax–Zim Winter Birding Festival held in February. ^[4] The bog was named for the two nearby communities of Sax and Zim. ^[4]

References

1. "Sax, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  489.
4. Axelson, Gustav (January 18, 2013). "In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2016.