Angle Inlet, Minnesota Explained

Angle Inlet
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Label:Angle Inlet
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Minnesota##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lake of the Woods
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Angle
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.25
Area Land Km2:4.50
Area Water Km2:0.75
Area Total Sq Mi:2.03
Area Land Sq Mi:1.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.29
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:54
Population Density Km2:12.00
Population Density Sq Mi:31.07
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1063
Coordinates:49.345°N -95.07°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:56711
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:639371

Angle Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census. The community is part of the Northwest Angle, the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel; it is the northernmost census-designated place in the contiguous United States.[2] The French built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732.

Angle Inlet has the last one-room school in Minnesota[3] and a post office with a sign stating that it is the "Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous U.S."[4] To travel to Angle Inlet by road from other parts of Minnesota, or from anywhere in the United States, requires driving through Manitoba, Canada.

Demographics

In the 2020 US Census Angle Inlet's population was approximately 54,[5] down by 10% from 60 in the 2010 Census.[6]

Climate

Angle Inlet has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb), with a plant hardiness zone of 3b with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of -32.6°F.[7] Due to its high latitude and being in the middle of a continent, it is a contender for the most extreme winters in the contiguous United States.

There is no weather station in the area, but the PRISM Climate Group, a project of Oregon State University, provides interpolated data for the area based on the climates of nearby areas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Lake of the Woods Co. General Highway Map . PDF . 2011 . 3 . March 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120904062126/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/lakeofthewoods3.pdf . 2012-09-04 . dead .
  3. News: Ross . Jenna . June 1, 2015 . Minnesota's last one-room schoolhouse counts on its longtime teacher . . Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  4. Web site: Chapter 4: The Watery Boundary . United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border . The Center for Land Use Interpretation . Winter 2015.
  5. Web site: Justice Map - Visualize race and income data for your community. . 2022-11-14 . www.justicemap.org . en.
  6. Web site: Angle Inlet, Minnesota . 2023-08-13 . en.
  7. Web site: USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map . . 2019-07-12 . June 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618111217/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx . dead.