Mora is a city in the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

and the

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Kanabec County Kanabec County ( ) is a county in the East Central part of U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,032. Its county seat is Mora. History The Minnesota legislature authorized creation of Kanabec County on March 13 ...

. It is located at the junction of Minnesota highways 23 and 65. The population was 3,571 at the 2010 census.

History

Mora was

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ted in 1882 by Myron Kent. The city was named after

Mora, Sweden Mora is a locality and the seat of Mora Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 10,896 inhabitants in 2010. History There are signs of human activity in the surroundings of Mora dating from 4000 BC. The earliest found buildings in Mora are ...

. when Israel Israelson suggested the name of his hometown in Dalarna County, Sweden. The post office has been in operation at Mora since 1883 with Myron Kent being the first post master of Mora.

Geography