Angora, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

47°46′30″N 92°38′03″W / 47.77500°N 92.63417°W / 47.77500; -92.63417CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCounty Saint Louis Township Angora TownshipElevation

1,352 ft (412 m)Population

• Total40Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

55703

Area code218GNIS feature ID660660^[1]

Angora (/æŋˈɡɔːrə/ ang-GOR-ə)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Angora Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located six miles south of Cook at the intersection of State Highway 1 (MN 1) and Saint Louis County Road 430 (Burghardt Road). U.S. Highway 53 is nearby.

County Road 952 (Tee Road) is also in the area. The unincorporated community of Angora is located within Angora Township (population 249).

The communities of Sherman Corner and Idington are also nearby.

The Rice River, a tributary of the Little Fork River, flows through the community.

History

A post office called Angora has been in operation since 1903.^[3] The community was named after Angora, in Turkey.^[4] Angora was regarded as a railroad village in 1920.^[5] The population was 63 in 1920,^[6] and was 75 in 1940.^[7]

References

^ "Angora, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Heidi Stang (August 10, 2023). City by City: Northern MN, Angora, Mt. Iron. Northern News Now. Event occurs at 00:00. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via YouTube.
^ "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 477.
^ Society, Minnesota Historical (1920). Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 477.
^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 210.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 484. Retrieved December 17, 2023.