Alger is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Lake County,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, United States. It is nine miles north of Two Harbors, near the intersection of Lake County Highway 2 and Alger Grade, Township Road 24. Alger, Minnesota gets its name from the old railway and logging company, Alger-Smith Lumber Company (which dissolved in 1919). The founder of that lumber company was former Michigan governor

Russell Alexander Alger Russell Alexander Alger ( ; February 27, 1836 – January 24, 1907) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 20th governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of War. Alger's life was a "rags-to-riches" success tale ...

. Alger is located near the boundary line between Silver Creek Township and Lake No. 2 Unorganized Territory of Lake County. It is located within ZIP code 55616 based in Two Harbors.

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Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Lake County, Minnesota {{LakeCountyMN-geo-stub