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Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka, and Washington counties. Many of the Twin Cities' northern and northwestern suburbs are included within the boundaries of this district, such as Blaine (the district's largest city), Andover, Ramsey, St. Michael-Albertville, Elk River, Lino Lakes, Forest Lake, Otsego, Buffalo, Anoka, Ham Lake, Hugo, Monticello, Waconia, East Bethel, and Big Lake. The St. Cloud Area is the other major center of population for the district, including the cities of St. Cloud (the district's second-largest city), Sartell, and Sauk Rapids. The district is Republican-leaning with a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) of R+12. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Emmer. List of members representing the district Recent elections 1972 Rick Nolan ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota's 6th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives i ...
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Minnesota State Highway 6
Minnesota State Highway 6 (MN 6) is a highway in east-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 18 in Bay Lake Township near Garrison and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 and County Road 30 in Big Falls. Route description State Highway 6 serves as a north–south route between Bay Lake Township, Deerwood, Crosby, Remer, Deer River, and Big Falls in east-central and north-central Minnesota. The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass and Itasca counties. Highway 6 passes through the following state forests: * Crow Wing State Forest (briefly) in Crow Wing County * Land O'Lakes State Forest in Cass County * Remer State Forest in Cass County * Big Fork State Forest in Itasca County * Koochiching State Forest in Koochiching County Schoolcraft State Park is located on Highway 6 in Cass County on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located so ...
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Otsego, Minnesota
Otsego is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It is a northwest suburb within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. It had a population of 19,966 at the 2020 census. Following the 2020 census, Otsego was determined to be the largest city in Wright County, and the 60th largest in Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 101 and Interstate 94 serve as the main routes in the city. History Otsego first became an organized township in 1858, and was named after Otsego County, New York. The township incorporated as the city of Otsego in 1990. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ; is land and is water. Otsego is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Crow Rivers. Otsego is located approximately 30 miles Northwest of Downtown Minneapolis via I-94. Nearby places include Albertville, St. Michael, Rogers, Elk River, Dayton, and Monticello. Climate Otsego has a Humid continental climate with cold, snowy wi ...
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Melvin Baldwin
Melvin Riley Baldwin (April 12, 1838April 15, 1901) was an American railroad engineer and Democratic politician. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota in the Fifty-third Congress. Earlier, he served in the Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac through most of the American Civil War. Early life and education Baldwin was born near Chester, Vermont, on April 12, 1838, and moved with his parents to Oshkosh, Wisconsin Territory, in 1847. He attended the common schools there and entered Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1855. He studied law but adopted civil engineering as a profession. Career and service in the Civil War He was engaged on the Chicago & North Western Railway until April 19, 1861, when he enlisted as a private in Company E, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment due to the Civil War. He was commissioned captain of his company and was later captured at Gettysburg and confined in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virgin ...
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Cook Partisan Voting Index
The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated Cook PVI, CPVI, or PVI, is a measurement of how strongly a United States congressional district or U.S. state leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party, compared to the nation as a whole, based on how that district or state voted in the previous two presidential elections. The index is updated after each presidential election cycle, as well as after congressional redistricting. ''The Cook Political Report'' first introduced the PVI in August 1997 to better gauge the competitiveness of each district using the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections as a baseline. The most recent iteration is the 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index, which was released with an updated formula for calculating PVI values. Calculation and format The Cook PVI is displayed as a letter, a plus sign, and a number. The letter (either a D for Democratic or an R for Republican) reflects the major party toward which the district (or state) leans. The number reflect ...
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Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population. It is on a set of rapids on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Sauk River. Sauk Rapids is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area. History Sauk Rapids was originally little more than a forest of oak, maple and basswood trees along the Mississippi River until the first home was constructed there in 1851, a large mansion named Lynden Terrace erected by W.H. Wood. Soon other settlers followed and the town was named Sauk Rapids after the rapids just below the Sauk River's mouth on the Mississippi. The new settlement was along the Red River Trails. Soon a general store was built, then a hotel, and a large jail. The first settlers organized a church that was soon followed by a Methodist, an Episcopalian and a Lutheran church. The first paper outside of St. Pa ...
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Sartell, Minnesota
Sartell is a city in Benton and Stearns Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota that straddles the Mississippi River. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 19,351 at the 2020 census, making it St. Cloud's most populous suburb and the fourth-largest city in central Minnesota, after St. Cloud, Elk River, and Willmar. History The first known Native American tribe in the area now known as Sartell were the Dakota. Greysolon du Luht ("Duluth") visited the large Mdewakantonwan village Izatys on Mille Lacs Lake in 1679. As the Anishinaabe people moved westward around Lake Superior and into the interior away from the Europeans in the 18th century, they pushed the neighboring Sioux/Dakota people to their west—in present-day Minnesota—farther south and west away from them. By 1820 the Chippewa/Anishinaabe controlled all of northern Minnesota, but raids between them and the Dakota to the south continued. The area later named Sartell w ...
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Big Lake, Minnesota
Big Lake is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,686 at the 2020 census. Facts In 2019 it was named the safest city to live in, and thsecond safest city in 2021with the lowest property crime rate in the state. It houses the tallest structure in Minnesota, the KPXM-TV Tower. U.S. Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highway 25 are two of the main routes in Big Lake. Big Lake is located 41 miles northwest of Minneapolis; and 27 miles southeast of St. Cloud. It was originally called Humboldt until 1867. The average median household income is $87,129 Has a population of 11,226, with 49.5% male and 50.5% female. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ; is land and is water. A portion of the city lies along the Elk River. Located about forty-one miles northwest of the Twin Cities, Big Lake was once a popular location for escapes from the city, its lakes dotted with summer cabins. Now it is cons ...
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East Bethel, Minnesota
East Bethel is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,786 at the 2020 census. Minnesota State Highway 65 and Anoka County Road 22 are the main routes in the city. Highway 65 runs north–south, and County Road 22 (Viking Boulevard) runs east–west. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. East Bethel is in the northern part of Anoka County. The city contains the primary site of the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve Central Minneapolis is 26 miles (42 km) to the southeast, along the Mississippi River, with the nearest international airport at Minneapolis–Saint Paul, 34 miles (52 km) southeast. Adjacent cities * Columbus (southeast) * Ham Lake (south) * Andover (southwest) * Oak Grove (west) * St. Francis (northwest) * Bethel (northwest) The neighborhood of Coopers Corner is in northern East Bethel, and the neighborhood of Coon Lake Beach is in sou ...
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Waconia, Minnesota
Waconia ( ) is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. Waconia attracts visitors to nearby Lake Waconia, a lake locally renowned for its fishing and recreation opportunities. The city's population was 13,033 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Minnesota State Highways 5 and 284; and Carver County Highway 10 are the main routes in Waconia. Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 6,814 people, 2,568 households, and 1,848 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,646 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.06% White, 0.34% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population. There were 2,568 households, out of which 40.7% had ...
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Monticello, Minnesota
Monticello ( ) is a city next to the Mississippi River in Wright County, Minnesota, Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,455 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The city's latitude is 45.305 degrees North and its longitude is 93.793 degrees West. Its elevation is 922 feet. Monticello is in the Central time zone. Parks Monticello has an extensive parks and pathway system, including 28 city-owned parks and miles of winding trails. Lake Maria State Park, Montissippi Regional Park and the Harry Larsen Memorial Park are three of the largest. At Swan Park, each winter between December and March, as many as 2,700 trumpeter swans nest near Mississippi Drive in Monticello, as the Mississippi River is heated from warm water discharged by the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The City of Monticello and Wright County partnered and acq ...
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Hugo, Minnesota
Hugo is a city north of downtown Saint Paul in Washington County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 14,767 at the 2020 census. The city lies north of White Bear Lake on the border of the metropolitan boundary. Hugo and nearby suburbs comprise the northeast portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city's largest lake, Oneka Lake, is named for the Dakota word "onakan," which means "to strike or knock off," rice into a canoe. Just south is Rice Lake where Mdewakanton Dakota from Mendota gathered wild rice. History Originally settled by French Canadians, Hugo early on established itself as a refueling station for the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (later the Northern Pacific Railway). Located in Oneka township, the community was first named Centerville Station and finally Hugo. The naming of Hugo is still uncertain. Local histories point to the French novelist, Victor Hugo, as its namesake due ...
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