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Bigfork or Big Fork may refer to the following places in the United States: * Big Fork, Arkansas *Bigfork, Minnesota * Bigfork Township, Itasca County, Minnesota *Bigfork, Montana *Big Fork River, Minnesota *Big Fork State Forest The Big Fork State Forest is a state forest located in Koochiching and Itasca counties, Minnesota. It is primarily managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The landscape has many moraines, lakes, and wetlands. The " Lost 40" ...
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Big Fork, Arkansas
Big Fork (also Bigfork) is an unincorporated community in eastern Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The community is approximately 17 miles southeast of Mena on Arkansas Route 8. Big Fork Creek flows past the east side of the community. The community of Abernathy Springs lies 1.5 miles to the southeast on Route 8.''Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 47 References Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas {{PolkCountyAR-geo-stub ...
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Bigfork, Minnesota
Bigfork is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census. Scenic State Park is nearby. Minnesota State Highway 38 serves as a main route in the community. State Highways 1 and 6 are nearby. History Bigfork originally began as a settlement when Damase "Uncle Tom" Neveaux built a log cabin on the Big Fork River, claiming the stand of pine there, and began logging activities. Though Neveaux reached the area in 1887, and the settlement began in 1892, officially, he was a squatter until the land was opened for settlement in 1900. By 1902, a post office was established, and in 1906, a station was added to the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway. On January 17, 1907, less than a year after the railway stop was completed, Bigfork was incorporated as a village. Bigfork Village Hall, built in 1936 with WPA funds, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha ...
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Bigfork Township, Itasca County, Minnesota
Bigfork Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 321 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.81%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 311 people, 124 households, and 97 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.11% White, 0.32% Native American, and 2.57% from two or more races. There were 124 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ... living together, 8.1% had a female househo ...
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Bigfork, Montana
Bigfork is a census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It is within Montana's Rocky Mountains. The population was 4,270 at the 2010 census, up from 1,421 in 2000. History Some say the name "Bigfork" is derived from the Salish name for the area. However Bigfork is a fork where two rivers, the Flathead River and the Swan River, flow in to the Flathead Lake. There are reports of a homestead and orchard immediately north of Bigfork as early as 1885. Everit L. Sliter set out 500 apple, cherry, plum, and pear trees in 1892 on Flathead Lake's east shore. He became the first postmaster in 1901. In 1902, he platted the Bigfork townsite at the mouth of the Swan River. The east shore has since become a major cherry-growing area. Wayfarers State Park lies just south of the community. Geography Bigfork is located in south-central Flathead County at (48.065214, -114.081700), at the north end of Flathead Lake. The western edge of the CDP is the Flathead Ri ...
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Big Fork River
The Big Fork River ( French: ''Rivière Grande Fourche''; Ojibwe: ''Baas-achaabaani-ziibi'') is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Starting in the Chippewa National Forest at Dora Lake, it flows for into the Rainy River. See also Big Fork River is the fifth longest river totally within the state of Minnesota. *List of rivers of Minnesota *List of longest streams of Minnesota Out of the 6,564 streams that flow through the U.S. State of Minnesota, there are 114 streams that are at least 30 miles long. The second longest river in the United States, the Mississippi River, originates in Minnesota before flowing south t ... * Plum Creek (Big Fork River) References References Minnesota Watersheds* USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974) Rivers of Itasca County, Minnesota Rivers of Koochiching County, Minnesota Rivers of Minnesota {{Minnesota-river-stub ...
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