West Point | |
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  West Point  West Point | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′28″N93°23′21″W / 45.55778°N 93.38917°W Coordinates: 45°33′28″N93°23′21″W / 45.55778°N 93.38917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Isanti |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55008 and 55371 |
| Area code(s) | 763 |
| GNIS feature ID | 655005 [1] |
West Point is an unincorporated community in Isanti 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.
Isanti County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 37,816. Its county seat is Cambridge.
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.
The community is located at the junction of State Highway 47 (MN 47) and Roanoke Street NW. The Rum River flows through the community.
Minnesota State Highway 47 is a highway in east–central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Central Avenue in Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Aitkin.
The Rum River is a slow, meandering channel that connects Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake with the Mississippi River. It runs for 151 miles (243 km) through the communities of Onamia, Milaca, Princeton, Cambridge, Isanti, and St. Francis before ending at the Twin Cities suburb of Anoka, roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis. It is one of the six protected Wild and Scenic rivers in Minnesota.
West Point is located at the survey point boundary line for:
In U.S. land surveying under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), a section is an area nominally one square mile, containing 640 acres, with 36 sections making up one survey township on a rectangular grid.
Wyanett Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,698 at the 2000 census.
Springvale Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,384 at the 2000 census.
Bradford Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,472 at the 2000 census.
