Costin Village is an abandoned townsite at the location of what is now the city of

Mountain Iron, Minnesota Mountain Iron is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States, in the heart of the Mesabi Range. The population was 2,878 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in Mountain Iron. The city's motto is "Taconite ...

. Costin Village was founded by John Costin. Its population in the year 1907 was 1,000 people.

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"Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance," Warren Upham, Minnesota Historical Society, 1920 Former populated places in Minnesota Former populated places in St. Louis County, Minnesota {{US-ghost-town-stub