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West Point, Minnesota
West Point is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located at the junction of State Highway 47 (Minnesota State Highway 47, MN 47) and Roanoke Street NW. The Rum River flows through the community. West Point is located at the Section (United States land surveying), survey point boundary line for: *Wyanett Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, Wyanett Township *Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, Springvale Township *Bradford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, Bradford Township *Spencer Brook Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, Spencer Brook Township References * Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition * Mn/DOT map of Isanti County – 2013 edition Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Isanti County, Minnesota {{IsantiCountyMN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota State Highway 47
Minnesota State Highway 47 (MN 47) is a highway in east–central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with ''Central Avenue'' ( State Highway 65) in Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Aitkin. For part of its route (8 miles), it runs together with U.S. Highway 10 in Coon Rapids and Anoka. The two routes are concurrent from ''Foley Boulevard'' in Coon Rapids to ''Ferry Street'' ( US 169) in Anoka. Highway 47 also runs together with State Highway 18 for 9 miles in Mille Lacs and Aitkin counties around the northeast side of Mille Lacs Lake. Route description State Highway 47 serves as a north–south route between Minneapolis, Fridley, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey, St. Francis, Ogilvie, Isle, and Aitkin in east–central Minnesota. State Highway 47 begins at the intersection of ''Central Avenue'' ( State Highway 65) and '' University Avenue'' in northeast Minneapolis. Highway 47 is signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Brook Township, Isanti County, Minnesota
Spencer Brook Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2000 census. This township took its name from Spencer Brook. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km), of which 34.3 square miles (89.0 km) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km) (3.05%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,495 people, 532 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 602 housing units at an average density of 17.5/sq mi (6.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.59% White, 0.74% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population. There were 532 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota
Bradford Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,472 at the 2000 census. Bradford Township was named after Bradford, England, the native home of an early settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.12%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,472 people, 1,163 households, and 945 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,276 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.87% White, 0.29% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. Also from the 2000 census, there were 1,163 households, out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota
Springvale Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,384 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.5 km), of which 34.8 square miles (90.3 km) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.2 km) (1.36%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,384 people, 475 households, and 388 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 488 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.83% White, 0.22% African American, 0.72% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population. There were 475 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyanett Township, Isanti County, Minnesota
Wyanett Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,698 at the 2000 census. Wyanett Township derives its name from a place in Illinois. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km), of which 33.2 square miles (86.0 km) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km) (7.00%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,698 people, 620 households, and 497 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 767 housing units at an average density of 23.1/sq mi (8.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.94% White, 0.24% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population. There were 620 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section (United States Land Surveying)
In U.S. land surveying under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), a section is an area nominally , containing , with 36 sections making up one survey township on a rectangular grid. The legal description of a tract of land under the PLSS includes the name of the U.S. state, state, name of the County (United States), county, township number, range number, section number, and portion of a section. Sections are customarily Surveying, surveyed into smaller squares by repeated halving and quartering. A quarter section is and a "quarter-quarter section" is . In 1832 the smallest area of land that could be acquired was reduced to the quarter-quarter section, and this size parcel became entrenched in American mythology. After the American Civil War, Civil War, freedman, freedmen (freed slaves) were reckoned to be self-sufficient with "40 acres and a mule." In the 20th century real estate developers preferred working with parcels. The phrases "front 40" and "wikt:back forty, back 40, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum River
The Rum River is a slow, meandering stream that connects Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake with the Mississippi River. It runs for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 5, 2012 through the communities of Onamia, Milaca, Princeton, Cambridge, Isanti, and St. Francis before ending at the city of Anoka, roughly 20 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is one of the six protected Wild and Scenic rivers in Minnesota. History The early explorer Louis Hennepin is credited with being the first European to lay eyes upon the Rum. He was taken to see it during the spring of 1680, while under the captivity of a party of Dakota. He referred to it as the St. Francis river in his published journals, although obviously the name didn't stick. The current river bearing the name St. Francis River, located 12 miles west of the Rum, parallels the flow of the Rum. The Rum River makes a sharp turn southward at Cambridge, Minnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recorded. Each feature receives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Code 763
Area code 763 is the telephone numbering plan code for the northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, including cities such as Plymouth, Maple Grove, and Brooklyn Park. It was created in 2000 along with area code 952 (southwest suburbs) when they were carved out of area code 612, which now only contains the city of Minneapolis and a few inner-ring locales. The area code splits in the Twin Cities are unusual - they split along municipal, rather than central office, boundaries. A sizeable number of exchanges are thus divided between two area codes, and a few are divided among three 763 is bordered on the north and west by area code 320 Area code 320 is the telephone numbering plan code covering most of central Minnesota, excluding the Twin Cities metro. It was the fourth Minnesota area code, and the first new one in the state in 42 years. It was created in 1996 by carving out o ..., on the east by area code 651, and by area codes 952 and 612 to the south and sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
