Taconite Harbor, Minnesota

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Taconite Harbor
Unincorporated community
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Taconite Harbor
Location of the community of Taconite Harbor
within Schroeder Township, Cook County
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Taconite Harbor
Taconite Harbor (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°31′21″N90°55′44″W / 47.52250°N 90.92889°W / 47.52250; -90.92889
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Cook
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID658592 [1]

Taconite Harbor is an unincorporated community in Schroeder Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

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The community is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Taconite Harbor is located 33 miles southwest of the city of Grand Marais; and 51 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors.

Minnesota Highway 61 serves as a main route in the community.

The community of Schroeder is immediately northeast of Taconite Harbor.

Development

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The ore dock at Taconite Harbor

Currently, Taconite Harbor consists of a power plant, foundations and an abandoned basketball court. [2] As of 2009, the Minnesota Power Company is looking towards development on an area that they own, but do not need. This development may include a sewer system, various commercial businesses centered on a village square, paved parking lots, and a City Hall (which would then make Taconite Harbor an incorporated city). The community is also expected to be a major stop along the Gitchi-Gami State Trail. [3]

Education

All of the county is zoned to Cook County ISD 166. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ Wurzer, Cathy (2008). Tales of the Road: Highway 61. pp. 24-26.
  3. ↑ Future Development in Taconite Harbor (pdf). Retrieved on 2009-7-14.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 12, 2021.


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