Croftville, Minnesota
Croftville | |
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  Croftville Location of the community of Croftville within Cook County | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′54″N 90°16′32″W / 47.76500°N 90.27556°WCoordinates: 47°45′54″N 90°16′32″W / 47.76500°N 90.27556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Cook |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 655875[1] |
Croftville is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located three miles northeast of the city of Grand Marais on Minnesota Highway 61.
Highway 61 and County Road 87 (Croftville Road) are two of the main routes in the community.
History[]
Croftville, which thrived in the early 1900s, was first settled by Peter Olsen and brothers Charles and Joe Croft, from whom the community got its name.[2]
Education[]
All of the county is zoned to Cook County ISD 166.[3]
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Minnesota Place Names Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved on 2009-7-13.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Cook County, Minnesota
- Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
- Minnesota populated places on Lake Superior
- Cook County, Minnesota geography stubs