Taconite Minnesota City Guide

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Taconite Minnesota City Guide

Location:
Taconite is located

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Population:

Geographic Area	2000 Total Population	1990	1980	Population Change 1990-2000	Percent Change
City of Taconite	315	310	331	+5	1.6%

Additional detailed census information - demographics, population breakdown by age, sex, race, marital status, housing information and more.

History:

Taconite, a city in Iron Range Township, incorporated on April 20, 1909, as a village, was laid out by the Oliver Mining Company, which had opened the Holman Mine there. The Diamond Mine was the site of earliest iron mining experimentation in the late 1880s; the first experimental washing plant on the western Mesabi Range was also built there. Its post office began in 1906; it had a station serving several railroad lines in section 22 and Taconite Junction in section 27.

Taconite - 1912

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Government:

Village of Taconite Garage

City Hall Open 3 pm - 5 pm M - F		(218) 245-1831
Mayor	James "Bird" Lawson	(218) 245-1155
Clerk	Mike Troumbly	(218) 245-1831
Treasurer	Maryclare Guyer	(218) 245-2664
Council Member	Lloyd Cogswell	(218) 245-2370
Council Member	Curtis Johnson	(218) 245-1562
Council Member	Darrel Hongo	(218) 245-3133

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Post Office:

Taconite Post Office

28 Haynes Street S
Taconite, MN 55786

(218) 245-1580

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days       08:00AM-11:30AM
                        12:30PM-04:15PM
Saturday           08:15AM-09:45AM

Latest Collection at Post Office:
Week Days 04:30PM
Saturday 10:00AM

Attractions:

Recreation:



Mesabi Trail The Taconite State Trail stretches 165 miles from Grand Rapids to Ely and intersects with the Arrowhead State Trail just west of Lake Vermillion. Portions are paved for biking and in-line skating. The remainder of the natural surface trail is used primarily for snowmobiling in the winter. The trail goes through a few areas that have standing water in the summer, however portions of the trail are suitable for horseback riding, hiking, and mountain biking. The Taconite Trail winds through forests of birch and aspen intertwined with pine, leading the visitor by many isolated lakes and streams. From Grand Rapids heading north, you see the impact of the taconite and iron mining industry. The northern portion of the trail terrain is rolling and tree covered as it winds through state and national forest land. Eight trail waysides and picnic facilities offer scenic vistas of the hills, lakes and rivers of this area. The trail also links three state parks: Bear Head Lake, Soudan Underground Mine, and McCarthy Beach. The landscape in and around Bear Head Lake State Park is very rolling and rocky.

Events:

News:

Health Care:

Schools: none in Taconite

Phillips-Johnson Memorial Park, Taconite

Beefy Lawson-Vince Saleture Memorial Rink

Churches:

St. Joseph Catholic Church

95 Hodgins Avenue
Taconite MN 55786

(218) 245-1684

Media:

Business Directory:

American Legion	Taconite, MN 55786	N/A

Casa Tranquilla Apartments	30 Haynes Street S Taconite, MN 55786	(218) 245-3867
Loon & Slipper Sales	15 N Haynes Street Taconite, MN 55786	(218) 245-3379
Philstrom Landscaping	14 Stephens Street N Taconite, MN 55786	(218) 245-1920
Taconite Grocery	41 Hodgins Avenue Taconite, MN 55786	(218) 245-2069

Troumbly Brothers Contractors	88 Beasley Avenue Taconite, MN 55786	(218) 245-1805
US Post Office	28 Haynes Avenue Taconite, MN 55786	(218) 245-1580

Maps:

Aerial Photo:

Aerial photo is courtesy of Microsoft's Terra Server and the US Geological Survey

Topographic Map: [click photo to enlarge, zoom in or zoom out]

Topographic photo is courtesy of Microsoft's Terra Server and the US Geological Survey

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