Soudan, Minnesota

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Soudan
Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community
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Soudan
Location of the community of Soudan
within Breitung Township, Saint Louis County
Coordinates: 47°48′57″N92°14′16″W / 47.81583°N 92.23778°W / 47.81583; -92.23778
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Saint Louis
Township Breitung Township
Area
[1]
 • Total0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2)
 • Land0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,437 ft (438 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total385
 • Density566.18/sq mi (218.61/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55782
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID662492 [2]

Soudan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Breitung Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 385. [3]

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The community is located immediately east of the city of Tower on Minnesota State Highway 1 and Minnesota State Highway 169.

It is the home of McKinley Park, a park and campground operated by Breitung Township, [4] named in honor of former President of the United States, William McKinley, who was in office from 1897 to 1901.

The Soudan Underground Mine State Park is located nearby. The park contains the University of Minnesota's Soudan Underground Laboratory which houses detectors, including MINOS, over 700 meters below the surface of the Earth. Both the mine and the underground laboratory are open for tours.

It has a post office with the ZIP code 55782. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 385—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

History

The village of Soudan was established March 3, 1885. Soudan obtained its name from D. H. Bacon, general manager of the Soudan Underground mine. Bacon named the area – with its severe winter cold – Soudan, in strong contrast to the tropical heat of the Soudan (or Sudan) region of Africa. [7] The village had a post office, established as Tower Mines in 1887 and changed to Soudan in 1888; associated with Tower Junction. [8] Soudan has since returned to being an unincorporated community.

The first mining exploration of the area took place in 1865. [9]

According to the 1905 Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, the first mining done in northern Minnesota took place at Soudan in 1882. The Duluth & Iron Range Railroad had been built to the area. In 1886 the road was sold to the Minnesota Iron Company, which was absorbed into the Federal Steel Company and then into the United States Steel Corporation (operated by the Oliver Mining Company). [10]

In 1903, the town was described as being located on the property of the mining company and no stores or saloons were allowed. The number of mine workers varied between 500 and 700 men. [11]

Darby Nelson (1940–2022), writer and politician, was born in Soudan. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Soudan, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Soudan CDP Minnesota". data.usatoday.com. USA Today . Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ↑ McKinley Park Campground http://www.mckinleypark.us
  5. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  490.
  8. ↑ Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society website. "Minnesota Place Names - Home Page". Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  9. ↑ Minnesota, A State Guide. By Minnesota Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. New York: Viking Press, 1938.
  10. ↑ Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota. By Minnesota Legislature, Secretary of State, 1905 p. 320.
  11. ↑ Biennial report of the Bureau of Labor of the State of Minnesota. By Minnesota Bureau of Labor. St. Paul: Pioneer Press Company, 1902. p. 363
  12. ↑ Darby Miles Nelson-obituary
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