Saint Louis County MN
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2017
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LOCAL SCHOOLS Central Community Education 800 E Central Entrance Duluth (218) 336-8760
Hibbing Community College 1515 E 25th St Hibbing (218) 262-7200
Mesabi Range Cmnty & Technical 1100 Industrial Park Eveleth (218) 741-3095
Denfield High School 401 N 44th Ave W Duluth (218) 336-8830
Hibbing High School 800 E 21st St Hibbing (218) 263-3675
Mesabi Range College 1001 Chestnut St W Virginia (218) 741-3095
Duluth Public Schools 215 N 1st Ave E Duluth (218) 336-8756
Lakeview Montessori 2029 E 3rd St Duluth (218) 724-4570
Minnesota Head Start Assn 904 Valley Dr Duluth (218) 728-1091
Ely Public School District 696 600 E Harvey St Ely (218) 365-6166
Language Therapy Ctr Inc 124 N 24th Ave E Duluth (218) 724-7761
Ordean East Middle School 2900 E 4th St Duluth (218) 336-8940
Eveleth-Gilbert High School 801 Jones St Eveleth (218) 744-7706
Laura Macarthur Elementary Sch 720 N Central Ave Duluth (218) 336-8900
Virginia Mn Public School 411 S 5th Ave Virginia (218) 749-5437
Franklin Elementary School 801 Jones St Eveleth (218) 744-2211
Lowell Elementary School 2000 Rice Lake Rd Duluth (218) 336-8895
Hibbing Christian Assembly 2201 2nd Ave W Hibbing (218) 262-6455
Mesabi East School Dist 2711 601 N 1st St W Aurora (218) 229-3321
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Our County
INFO, HISTORY, & DEMOGRAPHICS Saint Louis County (abbreviated St. Louis County) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Saint Louis County is included in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Major industries include pulpwood production and tourism. Surface mining of high-grade iron-ore remains an important part of the economy of the Iron Range. Parts of the federally recognized Bois Forte and Fond du Lac Indian reservations are in the county. History This area was long inhabited by Algonquian-speaking tribes: the Ojibwe (Chippewa), Ottawa and Potawatomi peoples were loosely affiliated in the Council of Three Fires. As EuropeanAmerican settlers entered the territory, the Native Americans were pushed to outer areas. Saint Louis County was founded by European Americans on February 20, 1855, as Doty County, and had its name changed to Newton County on March 3, 1855. It originally consisted of the area east and south of the Saint Louis River,
while the area east of the Vermilion River and north of the Saint Louis River was part of Superior County. Superior County was renamed Saint Louis County. On March 1, 1856, that Saint Louis County was renamed as Lake County. Newton County was renamed as Saint Louis County and had that eastern area added to it; it was also expanded westward by incorporating parts of Itasca County, which then also included most of Carlton County. On May 23, 1857, Saint Louis County took its current shape when Carlton County was formed from parts of Saint Louis and Pine counties. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,860 square miles (17,800 km2), of which 6,247 square miles (16,180 km2) is land and 612 square miles (1,590 km2) (8.9%) is water. By area, it is the largest county in Minnesota and the largest in the U.S. east of the Mississippi River. Saint Louis County is known for its spectacular natural beauty. Voyageurs National Park, established in 1975, is located in its northwestern corner, on the south shore of Rainy Lake on the Canada–US border; it is popular with canoeists, kayakers, other boaters and fishermen. The county also includes parts of Superior National Forest, established in 1909, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on the border, established in 1978. The BWCAW is a 1,090,000-acre (4,400 km2) wilderness
area designated for fishing, camping, hiking, and canoeing, and is one of the most visited wilderness areas in the United States. Saint Louis County has more than 500 lakes, including Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan, Sand Point, and Crane lakes. The largest lakes are Pelican and Vermilion. The “Hill of Three Waters� on the Laurentian Divide lies northeast of Hibbing. Rain falling on this hill runs to three watersheds: Hudson Bay to the north, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the east (via Lake Superior), or the Gulf of Mexico to the south and west (via the Mississippi River). The county is drained by the Saint Louis, Vermilion, and other rivers. Duluth on Lake Superior is one of the most important fresh-water ports in the United States and located in this county. The county encompasses part of the Iron Range. It has had a significant taconite mining industry, particularly in the city of Virginia. Politics In 2007, Saint Louis County considered doing a study about dividing into two counties. This plan was abandoned. This county is one of the most reliably Democratic counties in the state, as no Republican or independent candidate has won this county in any statewide election since 1992. The only time a Democrat obtained less than 50% of the vote was in 1998, when Jesse Ventura of the Reform ticket won
statewide; some 24% of the county voted for him. Since 1992, the only time when a Republican obtained more than 34% of the vote was in the elections of 1994 (year of Republican Revolution) when the incumbent IndependentRepublican governor won the statewide vote by a landslide of more than 60%, and when the Independent-Republican senatorial candidate won election with 49% statewide, both of which are rare occurrences in Minnesota. Presidential elections Democrats have swept Saint Louis County in the last 20 consecutive presidential elections. The last Republican candidate to carry the county was Herbert Hoover in 1928, before the Great Depression.[ In recent elections, Republicans have received about 1/3rd of the county’s vote. In 2016, Donald Trump earned 39.7% of the county’s vote, while the Democrat vote deteriorated to 51.4%; according to exit polls, this was due to residents’ concerns about the decline of mining and forestry in the county.
Denfeld Medical Clinic 4702 Grand Ave Duluth (218) 249-6800
Essentia Health-Hermantown 4855 W Arrowhead Rd # 207 Hermantown (218) 786-3549
Lakewalk Surgery Ctr 1420 London Rd # 100 Duluth (218) 728-0650
Duluth Family Medicine Clinic 330 N 8th Ave E Duluth (218) 723-1112
Essentia Health-West Duluth 4212 Grand Ave # 109 Duluth (218) 786-3700 Essential Health Heart & Vsclr Duluth (218) 786-3443
St Luke’s Internal Medicine 1001 E Superior St # 401 Duluth (218) 249-7960
Essentia Health 4212 Grand Ave # A Duluth (218) 786-3500 Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic 420 E 1st St # 1 Duluth (218) 786-8364
Fairview Mesaba Clinic 3605 Mayfair Ave # 2 Hibbing (218) 262-3441
St Luke’s Mental Health Svc 220 N 6th Ave E Duluth (218) 249-7000 St Luke’s Occupational Health 4702 Grand Ave Duluth (218) 249-6822
Babbitt City Police Dept Babbitt (218) 827-3464
Duluth Police Dept Duluth (218) 730-5890
Chisholm Police Dept Chisholm (218) 254-7915
Eveleth Police Dept Eveleth (218) 744-7560
City Of Gilbert Police Dept Biwabik (218) 865-4186
Hermantown Police Dept Hermantown (218) 729-1200
Duluth Police Dept Duluth (218) 730-5565
Hibbing Police Dept Hibbing (218) 263-3601
Duluth Police Dept Duluth (218) 730-5400
Hoyt Lakes Police Dept Hoyt Lakes (218) 225-2000
Aurora Fire Dept Aurora (218) 229-3131
Greenwood Twp Fire Dept Tower (218) 753-2215
Babbitt Fire Dept Babbitt (218) 827-2611
Hermantown Volunteer Fire Dept Hermantown (218) 729-3661
Cook Fire Dept Cook (218) 666-2866
Hibbing Fire Dept Hibbing (218) 262-6161
Duluth City Fire Deputy Chief Duluth (218) 730-4390
Hoyt Lakes Fire Dept Hoyt Lakes (218) 225-2110
Ely Fire Dept Ely (218) 365-3224
Solway Township Volunteer Fire Cloquet (218) 729-6304
Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Dept Twig (218) 729-5902